The Psychological Measurement of Agency: Recent Developments and Challenges of Psychometrics in Poverty Contexts

Mine Sato (), Nobuo Sayanagi () and Toru Yanagihara ()
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Mine Sato: Yokohama National University
Nobuo Sayanagi: Yamanashi Eiwa College
Toru Yanagihara: Takushoku University

Chapter Chapter 9 in Empowerment Through Agency Enhancement, 2022, pp 175-186 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter first examines in detail the assumptions and basic concepts of psychometrics such as validity and reliability. Next, the psychological measurement of autonomous motivation, the central mechanism of agency as posited in self-determination theory, is reviewed. Methods to measure agency in non-poverty contexts have been established. However, psychological research in poverty contexts, where populations often have difficulties in agency, is still in its infancy, and methods still need further development. For example, there have been some studies that suggest that traditional Likert scales may not always provide valid measurements. Some alternative methods have been devised, but their validity is yet to be confirmed. Recent endeavors in measuring autonomous motivation in poverty contexts are reviewed, and future directions are discussed.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-1227-6_9

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