Roberts L J, Luke D A, Rappaport J, Seidman E, Toro P A, Reischl T M
State University of New York, Buffalo.
Am J Community Psychol. 1991 Oct;19(5):715-37. doi: 10.1007/BF00938041.
Describes the development of a behavioral observation system for mutual help meetings and presents evidence supporting its reliability, validity, and utility. The MHOS-BIC (Mutual Help Observation System-Behavioral Interaction Codes) was used by 10 observers to record the sequential flow of group interaction in 527 meetings. Psychometric analyses indicate that the system performed consistently with measurement objectives. Mean kappas for each of the 12 coding categories ranged from .62 to .87; the system demonstrated sensitivity to setting and time differences; and a predictable pattern of correlations was found among BIC categories and conceptually related participant and observer ratings. Studies using the BIC to address substantive questions about mutual help are reviewed, providing further evidence for its validity and utility. An empirical description of mutual help is presented using BIC data, and the promises and limitations of the system are discussed.
描述了互助会议行为观察系统的开发，并提供了支持其可靠性、有效性和实用性的证据。10名观察者使用MHOS-BIC（互助观察系统-行为互动编码）记录了527次会议中小组互动的顺序流程。心理测量分析表明，该系统的表现与测量目标一致。12个编码类别的平均卡帕系数在0.62至0.87之间；该系统对环境和时间差异表现出敏感性；并且在BIC类别与概念上相关的参与者和观察者评分之间发现了可预测的相关模式。对使用BIC解决有关互助的实质性问题的研究进行了综述，为其有效性和实用性提供了进一步的证据。使用BIC数据对互助进行了实证描述，并讨论了该系统的前景和局限性。
