[nabs-l] Research Participant Recruitment - Online Survey - Win $50.00 (last reminder)

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Hello Justin,

Thank you again for taking the time to respond to my message. However, I
still do not understand how a tool can be created to measure how blindness
impacts conceptual reasons why people are active when it does not appear as
though blindness is the only independent variable influencing the results
this tool is meant to measure. Therefore, I do not understand the purpose of
your research study.

I think it is great to see researchers interested in studying various
aspects of blindness. However, it frustrates me when I see researchers fail
to understand that the lives of blind people are more than just about
blindness. It seems to me that if a research study focuses on blindness that
other independent variables that could influence the outcome of a research
study should either be eliminated or accounted for in the research study.
This is what I see when reading research studies on other subjects, and I do
not believe it should be any different when researching aspects of
blindness.

Warm regards,

Elizabeth

From: Justin Haegele [mailto:justin.a.haegele at hotmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2016 5:06 PM
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Cc: Elizabeth Mohnke <lizmohnke at hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: [nabs-l] Research Participant Recruitment - Online Survey - Win
$50.00 (last reminder)

Good evening Elizabeth,

And I thank you for your feedback about the study. Also, I very much agree
with your points about many aspects of life influencing one's intentions or
perceived control toward physical activity. Each of your points below about
the influence of someone with chronic physical pain is also valid. I do not
dispute any of your claims. 

We are very much on the same page with many of the things that you bring up,
and I may not have clearly described the purpose of this survey validation
study. There are currently many instruments available that measure
conceptual reasons why people are active (again, like one's intentions or
perceived control). However, none have been constructed with individuals
with visual impairments at the focus, so many have questions that may not be
applicable. Because of this, we want to develop an instrument that will look
at these constructs. 

This is not to say that just a visual impairment would impact physical
activity or those different intentions. Rather, we are determining whether
this instrument will measure those constructs in a valid and reliable way. 

I hope this makes sense, and again I thank you for your message. Please
email me further if I can answer any further questions. 

Justin A. Haegele, PhD, CAPE

Assistant Professor

Health & Physical Education

Department of Human Movement Sciences

Old Dominion University

 (757) 683-5338

2009 Student Recreation Center

Norfolk, VA 23529 

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> Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 15:59:36 -0500
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Research Participant Recruitment - Online Survey -
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> From: nabs-l at nfbnet.org <mailto:nabs-l at nfbnet.org> 
> CC: lizmohnke at hotmail.com <mailto:lizmohnke at hotmail.com> 
> 
> Hello Justin,
> 
> 
> 
> Thank you for taking the time to respond to my message. As a blind person
I
> believe there are other factors in my life that impact my intention to be
> active, attitudes toward activity, and perceived control of being active.
it
> seems to me that your study is neither willing to include or exclude any
of
> these factors in your research. Therefore, I am not quite sure how any
> conclusions can be made based solely on blindness on intention to be
active,
> attitudes toward activity, and perceived control of being active when
other
> factors are neither included or excluded from your study. 
> 
> 
> 
> If blindness is not being isolated from other factors that impact what is
> being measured , then how will you know that blindness is the factor that
is
> measured in your results, and not the result of some other factor that is
> simply a part of a blind person's life? For example, if a blind person
also
> has a physical condition that causes chronic physical pain, how will you
> know the results from your study stem from the fact this person is blind
> rather than someone who experiences chronic physical pain? It seems to me
> that both of these factors would impact a person's intention to be active,
> attitudes toward activity, and perceived control of being active. Based on
> what I understand about your research, I am not quite sure how your study
> would be able to tell the difference between two different factors such as
> blindness and chronic physical pain.
> 
> 
> 
> Warm regards,
> 
> Elizabeth
> 
> 
> 
> From: Justin Haegele [mailto:justin.a.haegele at hotmail.com] 
> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2016 2:58 PM
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> Cc: Elizabeth Mohnke <lizmohnke at hotmail.com <mailto:lizmohnke at hotmail.com>
>
> Subject: RE: [nabs-l] Research Participant Recruitment - Online Survey -
Win
> $50.00 (last reminder)
> 
> 
> 
> Hi Elizabeth,
> 
> Thank you for your question. And the answer is Yes. I completely agree
with
> you that simply focusing on blindness would over simplify things, as it
> would only focus on one element that makes a person a person. Our goal
with
> this study is to validate two instruments that will measure reasons why
> people with visual impairments are (or are not) active. In this study, we
> focus on factors such as ones intention to be active, attitudes toward
> activity, and perceived control of being active. These are constructs
> derived from the Theory of Planned behavior. The reason we are focusing
> specifically on individuals with visual impairments is that typically,
> researchers will use instruments that may not have been previously tested
> for people with visual impairments that may not be applicable. For us, we
> wanted to create an instrument specifically for this group. 
> 
> I hope this answers your question, and I am in complete agreement with
you.
> Please let me know if I can provide any further info,
> 
> Have a wonderful day,
> 
> 
> 
> Justin A. Haegele, PhD, CAPE
> 
> Assistant Professor
> 
> Health & Physical Education
> 
> Department of Human Movement Sciences
> 
> Old Dominion University
> 
> (757) 683-5338
> 
> 2009 Student Recreation Center
> 
> Norfolk, VA 23529 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> > Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 14:43:01 -0500
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> > CC: lizmohnke at hotmail.com <mailto:lizmohnke at hotmail.com>
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> > 
> > Hello Justin,
> > 
> > Does your study consider any other factors in physical activity and
> > sedentary behaviors besides blindness? Even though I happen to be blind,
> > there are other factors in my life that have a greater impact on my
> physical
> > activity and sedentary behaviors than my blindness. I believe simply
> > focusing on blindness regarding physical activity and sedentary
behaviors
> > over simplifies this problem when there are other factors involved in
> > physical activity and sedentary behaviors.
> > 
> > Warm regards,
> > Elizabeth 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > Subject: [nabs-l] Research Participant Recruitment - Online Survey - Win
> > $50.00 (last reminder)
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Dear Listserv Members: 
> > 
> > We are conducting a study
> > involving the validation of (2) surveys to explore the beliefs of adults
> > with visual impairments toward physical activity and sedentary
behaviors.
> To
> > conduct this study we need the participation of adult aged individuals
> (ages
> > 18 and
> > over) with visual impairments. This study will ask participants to
> complete
> > an online survey consisting of 41 questions which should take
> approximately
> > 20 minutes. All responses will be anonymous and confidential.
> > 
> > All participants who
> > complete the online survey will have the option to enter a drawing to
win
> > one of two $50.00 gift cards. If you, or someone you know, is interested
> in
> > participating in this study, please follow the link below:
> > http://goo.gl/forms/EDPNw9jBjQ. Please share this link if you know
others
> > who would be interested. 
> > 
> > 
> > Justin A. Haegele, PhD, CAPEAssistant ProfessorHealth & Physical
> > EducationDepartment of Human Movement SciencesOld Dominion University
> (757)
> > 683-53382009 Student Recreation CenterNorfolk, VA 23529
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