Disciplines and Occupations

Research Social Validity

Evaluation of the degree of acceptance for the immediate variables associated with a procedure or program designed to change behavior. This includes the social significance of the goals of treatment, the social appropriateness of the treatment procedures, and the social importance of the effects of treatments.

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Evaluation of the degree of acceptance for the immediate variables associated with a procedure or program designed to change behavior. This includes the social significance of the goals of treatment, the social appropriateness of the treatment procedures, and the social importance of the effects of treatments.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Social Validity, Research
  • Research Social Validities
  • Social Validities, Research
  • Validities, Research Social
  • Validity, Research Social

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4 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings methods, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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2014

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Research Social Validity. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D063586. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D063586
  2. Research Social Validity. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69958542