TY - JOUR
T1 - Construct and Predictive Validity of Social Acceptability
T2 - Scores From High School Teacher Ratings on the School Intervention Rating Form
AU - Harrison, Judith R.
AU - State, Talida M.
AU - Evans, Steven W.
AU - Schamberg, Terah
PY - 2016/4/1
Y1 - 2016/4/1
N2 - The purpose of this study was to evaluate the construct and predictive validity of scores on a measure of social acceptability of class-wide and individual student intervention, the School Intervention Rating Form (SIRF), with high school teachers. Utilizing scores from 158 teachers, exploratory factor analysis revealed a three-factor (i.e., Suitability, Perceived Benefit, Convenience) structure. Findings revealed that teachers who implemented class-wide and individual student interventions with perfect integrity or less than acceptable integrity rated the interventions as less suitable than those who implemented with acceptable integrity. Similarly, the same groups rated the interventions as less convenient than those who implemented with acceptable integrity. Implications for practice and future research are discussed.
AB - The purpose of this study was to evaluate the construct and predictive validity of scores on a measure of social acceptability of class-wide and individual student intervention, the School Intervention Rating Form (SIRF), with high school teachers. Utilizing scores from 158 teachers, exploratory factor analysis revealed a three-factor (i.e., Suitability, Perceived Benefit, Convenience) structure. Findings revealed that teachers who implemented class-wide and individual student interventions with perfect integrity or less than acceptable integrity rated the interventions as less suitable than those who implemented with acceptable integrity. Similarly, the same groups rated the interventions as less convenient than those who implemented with acceptable integrity. Implications for practice and future research are discussed.
KW - adolescents
KW - emotional and behavioral disorders
KW - high school teachers
KW - intervention
KW - social validity
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84959468541&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1098300715596135
DO - 10.1177/1098300715596135
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84959468541
SN - 1098-3007
VL - 18
SP - 111
EP - 123
JO - Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions
JF - Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions
IS - 2
ER -