Department of Psychology, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Disabil Rehabil. 2011;33(21-22):2134-41. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2011.560327. Epub 2011 Mar 14.
Q-methodology was developed to analyse subjective responses to a range of items dealing with specific topics. This article describes the use of Q-methodology and presents the results of a Q-study on perspectives on disability carried out in a training workshop as evidence for its usefulness in disability research.
A Q-sort was administered in the context of a training workshop on Q-method. The Q-sort consisted of statements related to the topic of disability. The responses were analysed using specifically developed software to identify factors that represent patterns of responses.
Twenty-two of the 23 respondents loaded on four factors. These factors appeared to represent different paradigms relating to the social, medical and disability rights models of disability. The fourth factor appeared to be that of a family perspective. These are all models evident in the disability research literature and provide evidence for the validity of Q-method in disability research.
Based on this opportunistic study, it would appear that Q-methodology is a useful tool for identifying different view points related to disability.
Q 方法论是为了分析对一系列涉及特定主题的项目的主观反应而开发的。本文描述了 Q 方法论的使用，并展示了在培训研讨会中进行的残疾观点 Q 研究的结果，以此证明其在残疾研究中的有用性。
在 Q 方法论培训研讨会的背景下进行了 Q 分类。Q 分类由与残疾主题相关的陈述组成。使用专门开发的软件对响应进行分析，以识别代表响应模式的因素。
23 名受访者中有 22 名加载到四个因素上。这些因素似乎代表了与残疾的社会、医学和残疾权利模型相关的不同范式。第四个因素似乎是家庭视角。这些都是残疾研究文献中明显的模型，为 Q 方法论在残疾研究中的有效性提供了证据。
基于这项机会性研究，Q 方法论似乎是一种有用的工具，可以识别与残疾相关的不同观点。
