Define & Conquer Podcast
Scientific progress in health psychology is hindered by pervasive issues ranging from the conceptualisation and measurement of psychological constructs to the formalisation of our theories and organising frameworks. This limited podcast series hosted by Olga Perski and Christoph Bamberg aims to
raise awareness of key issues facing the field of health psychology
discuss potential solutions and insights with experts from the European Health Psychology Society (EHPS) Special Interest Group (SIG) in Conceptualisation, Formalisation and Measurement and beyond.
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Also available on Poddtoppen. Full show notes, glossaries and links for each episode are on the EHPS SIG website.
Episodes
Formal and Computational Modelling
with Olga Perski
The tables turn: co-host Olga Perski joins Christoph as the guest to introduce formal and computational modelling in health psychology, and why theories written only in natural language are hard to test.
theory formal model ontology
Cross-Cultural Psychology, Concept Definitions & Measurement
with Jennifer Inauen, University of Bern
How culture shapes psychological constructs, and why translation and standard psychometrics are necessary but not sufficient when taking a measure into a new context.
measurement validity conceptual clarification
Getting Started on Causal Models and Directed Acyclic Graphs
with Louise Poppe
An introduction to causal thinking and directed acyclic graphs (DAGs): why they are worth building into a study workflow, and the common pitfalls.
causal inference directed acyclic graphs
Introducing Formal Ontologies
with Dr Paulina Schenk
What formal ontologies are, how they differ from taxonomies, and why relating concepts to one another matters for health psychology and behavioural science.
jingle-jangle ontology
Measuring Time-Varying Constructs
with Maya Braun and Yong Zhang
Measuring constructs that change over time: ambulatory assessment approaches, dealing with missing data, and making intensive longitudinal studies more engaging for participants.
ecological momentary assessment validity measurement
Constructs, Validity and the Narrative Response Model
with Gjalt-Jorn Peters
From constructs to their measurement, and why assessing validity is hard. The Narrative Response Model as a way to link constructs to measurement instruments.
validity measurement
Defining Our Constructs: Clarity, Jingle–Jangle, and the DCT
with Annick De Paepe
Why vague construct definitions stall science and how to fix this: jingle–jangle pitfalls, the Decentralised Construct Taxonomy, and a practical four-step method for writing definitions.
conceptual clarification ontology jingle-jangle
The Define and Conquer Podcast Teaser!
The hosts, Olga Perski and Christoph Bamberg, briefly introduce the topics the series will cover.
overview