Russo N, Kaplan-Kahn E A, Wilson J, Criss A, Burack J A
Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA.
Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Dev Psychopathol. 2021 May;33(2):727-738. doi: 10.1017/S0954579420001480.
The work of Ed Zigler spans decades of research all singularly dedicated to using science to improve the lives of children facing different challenges. The focus of this article is on one of Zigler's numerous lines of work: advocating for the practice of mental age (MA) matching in empirical research, wherein groups of individuals are matched on the basis of developmental level, rather than chronological age. While MA matching practices represented a paradigm shift that provided the seeds from which the developmental approach to developmental disability sprouted, it is not without its own limits. Here, we examine and test the underlying assumption of linearity inherent in MA matching using three commonly used IQ measures. Results provide practical constraints of using MA matching, a solution which we hope refines future clinical and empirical practices, furthering Zigler's legacy of continued commitment to compassionate, meaningful, and rigorous science in the service of children.
埃德·齐格勒的工作跨越了数十年的研究，所有这些研究都无一例外地致力于运用科学来改善面临不同挑战的儿童的生活。本文的重点是齐格勒众多工作领域之一：倡导在实证研究中采用心理年龄（MA）匹配的做法，即在实证研究中，个体组是根据发育水平而非实际年龄进行匹配的。虽然MA匹配做法代表了一种范式转变，为发育障碍的发展方法播下了种子，但它也并非没有自身的局限性。在这里，我们使用三种常用的智商测量方法来检验和测试MA匹配中固有的线性这一潜在假设。研究结果提供了使用MA匹配的实际限制，我们希望这一解决方案能够完善未来的临床和实证实践，进一步延续齐格勒为服务儿童而持续致力于富有同情心、有意义且严谨的科学研究的遗泽。
