Defining Our Constructs: Clarity, Jingle–Jangle, and the DCT, with Annick De Paepe

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Define and Conquer

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Scientific progress in health psychology is hindered by pervasive issues ranging from the conceptualisation and measurement of our constructs to the formalisation of our theories and organising frameworks. This limited podcast series hosted by Olga Perski and Christoph Bamberg aims to 1) raise awareness of key issues facing the field of health psychology and 2) discuss potential solutions and insights with experts from the newly formed EHPS SIG in Conceptualisation, Formalisation and Measurement and beyond.

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Defining Our Constructs: Clarity, Jingle–Jangle, and the DCT, with Annick De Paepe

Define and Conquer

45 minutes 32 seconds

1 week ago

Defining Our Constructs: Clarity, Jingle–Jangle, and the DCT, with Annick De Paepe

In our first guest episode, we talk with Annick De Paepe about why vague construct definitions stall science and how to fix this.

Topics include jingle–jangle pitfalls, pragmatic realism (and why multiple context-specific definitions can coexist), the Decentralised Construct Taxonomy, and a practical 4-step method for crafting definitions—illustrated with HAPA constructs (action planning, coping planning, self-efficacy, action control).

We hope that you leave with concrete steps to write and cite clearer definitions and how to link them to measurement.

Learn more about the Conceptualization, Formalization and Measurement interest group here: https://cfm.opens.science/

Here are some resources for your further study:

De Paepe, A., Perski, O., Tack, E., Van Alboom, M., De Bruecker, M., Van Overbeke, M., … Braun, M. (2025, August 5). Towards clear construct definitions: Applying an iterative approach to constructs of the Health Action Process Approach (HAPA). https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/wbcn3_v1

Podsakoff, P.M., MacKenzie, S.B. & Podsakoff, N.P. (2016). Recommendations for creating better concept definitions in the organizational, behavioral and social sciences. Organizational Rsearch Methods, 19(2):159-203. https://doi/10.1177/1094428115624965

Bringmann, L.F., Elmer, T. & Eronen, M.I. Back to basics: The importance of conceptual clarification in psychological science. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 31(4):340-346. https://https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721422109648

MacKenzie, S.B., Podsakoff, P.M. & Podsakoff, N.P. Construct measurement and validation procedures in MIS and behavioral research: integrating new and existing techniques. MIS Quarterly, 35(2):293-334. https://doi.org/10.2307/23044045

Peters, G.-J.& Crutzen, R. (2024). Knowing what we’re talking about: Facilitating Decentralized Unequivocal Publication of and Reference to Psychological Construct definitions and instructions. Meta-Psychology, 8. https://doi.org/10.15626/MP.2022.3638