Quality of Life: How Behavior Analysts Measure Happiness

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By definition, behavior analysts increase socially significant behavior to a meaningful degree. This is the root of our practice, but how many behavior analysts operationally define and measure what behaviors are socially significant and what constitutes a “meaningful degree”? The definition and research behind measuring quality of life and happiness will be reviewed, the presenters will make an argument that behavior analysts need to develop measurement systems that provide practitioners feedback on QofL measures, and end with a discussion on why behavior analysts need to get back to focusing our work on meaningful outcomes to “meaningful degrees.”

Tina Covington, Ph.D. and Emily Maduemezia

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