Psychometric considerations in self-monitoring assessment
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It is useful to consider the applicability of the concepts of accuracy, reliability and validity to self-monitoring. These concepts present a conceptual and procedural framework for assessing the quality of self-monitored data. Two factors determine the applicability and relevance of these concepts. These factors are the nature of the inferences intended to be made from the data and whether the subject matter of the assessment is behaviour or a hypothetical issue. It is possible that self-monitoring will be useful for classification or screening, as shown by its ability to distinguish between people known to belong to diagnostic or other groups.
Publication Name: Psychological Assessment
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 1040-3590
Year: 1999
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Self-monitoring in the assessment of eating disorders
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It is quite common for eating-disorder patients to be unwilling to become involved in self-monitoring. However, appropriate encouragement and guidance usually succeeds in overcoming their concerns. Those suffering from anorexia nervosa are particularly likely to oppose self-monitoring because they feel that it would intensify their obsession with food. Research indicates that self-monitoring is a key element of assessment and treatment in cognitive-behavioural therapy for eating disorders. However, great care must be taken to explain the purpose of the technique.
Publication Name: Psychological Assessment
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 1040-3590
Year: 1999
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Introduction to the special section on self-monitoring: a major assessment method in clinical psychology
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There is still uncertainty about precisely what self-monitoring (SM) is and how it differs from other assessment methods. As an assessment method, SM has been identified as the act of systematically observing and recording elements of your own behaviour. It is also possible to expand this definition to cover contextual variables relevant to the behaviour. It is worthwhile distinguishing SM from self-report assessment, and this can be relatively easily achieved. It is important to be aware that many variables can influence the adequacy of SM data.
Publication Name: Psychological Assessment
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 1040-3590
Year: 1999
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