Four ontological challenges to constructs in psychology

Nan Wang; David J. Grüning; Constantijn L. van der Burght; Eiko I. Fried; James Steele; Simon Columbus; Hu Chuan-Peng

doi:10.31234/osf.io/hyfbn

Four ontological challenges to constructs in psychology

Nan Wang
, David J. Grüning
, Constantijn L. van der Burght
, Eiko I. Fried
, James Steele
, Simon Columbus
, Hu Chuan-Peng

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Abstract

All areas of psychology deal with constructs in one way or another. The use of psychological constructs presents four distinct challenges that are central to address: describing, defining, deploying, and distinguishing constructs. Refining a psychological construct refers to an iterative process of dealing with these challenges.

Original language	English
Publisher	Center for Open Science
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/hyfbn
Publication status	Published - 11 Mar 2024

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