Measuring implicit associations with behaviours to improve resident mood: development of implicit association tasks for nursing home care providers.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To develop and evaluate instruments for measuring implicit associations of nursing home care providers with behaviours aimed at improving resident mood.

Method

Study 1 (N = 41) followed an iterative approach to develop two implicit association tasks measuring implicit attitude (positive versus negative valence) and motivation (wanting versus not wanting) regarding mood-improving behaviours, followed by an evaluation of the content validity for target stimuli representing these behaviours. In Study 2 (N = 230), the tasks were assessed for stimulus classification ease (accuracy and speed) and internal consistency. A subsample (n = 111) completed additional questionnaires to evaluate convergent validity (with self-reported attitudes towards depres

SUBMITTER: Knippenberg I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11773274 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature