Bank Nicole L, Ingvarsson Einar T, Landon Trenton J
Department of Information Science, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle #311068, Denton, TX 76203-5017 USA.
Virginia Institute of Autism, Charlottesville, VA USA.
Behav Anal Pract. 2022 Jun 3;16(1):284-295. doi: 10.1007/s40617-022-00720-w. eCollection 2023 Mar.
The first section of the new Behavior Analyst Certification Board's Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts (BACB, 2020) includes the expectation that behavior analysts will maintain competence by reading relevant literature. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate to what extent professional behavior analysts search for and access the behavior analytic literature. A survey invitation was sent through the Behavior Analyst Certification Board and social media outlets at the end of 2020; 180 professionals responded. Roughly 80% of participants searched for research at least once per month. The top three online resources used were academic web search (72.7%), a university library subscription (65.6%), and the BACB research resource (65.6%). Forty-five percent of all participants indicated satisfaction with the research resources available to them. A series of independent samples -test and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were conducted to determine group differences. Participants with doctorates searched more frequently and reported higher satisfaction and confidence across all tested domains. Participants using a university library reported more frequent literature searches, a higher skill level in conducting searches, more confidence in their ability to conduct a meaningful literature search, more satisfaction with the research resources available to them, and were more likely to report that the identified research would inform their practice
行为分析师认证委员会（BACB，2020）新的《行为分析师道德准则》第一部分要求行为分析师通过阅读相关文献来保持专业能力。本研究的目的是评估专业行为分析师搜索和获取行为分析文献的程度。2020年底，通过行为分析师认证委员会和社交媒体渠道发出了调查邀请；180名专业人士做出了回应。大约80%的参与者每月至少搜索一次研究文献。使用最多的三大在线资源是学术网络搜索（72.7%）、大学图书馆订阅资源（65.6%）和BACB研究资源（65.6%）。所有参与者中有45%表示对他们可获取的研究资源感到满意。进行了一系列独立样本t检验和方差分析（ANOVA）以确定组间差异。拥有博士学位的参与者搜索频率更高，并且在所有测试领域的满意度和信心更高。使用大学图书馆资源的参与者报告的文献搜索频率更高、搜索技能水平更高、对进行有意义的文献搜索能力更有信心、对他们可获取的研究资源更满意，并且更有可能报告所找到的研究将为他们的实践提供参考。
