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

Tessa Urban tfurban22 at gmail.com
Sun Mar 13 05:32:06 UTC 2016 

Can someone please post the link again? It got lost in this conversation. Thank you so much! 
Tessa

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> On Mar 12, 2016, at 8:39 PM, Elizabeth Mohnke via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello Greg,
> 
> Based on a simple search on previous research studies comparing how valid
> physical activity and sedentary activity surveys compares to concrete data
> such as using pedometers, there does not appear to be any questions
> regarding a person's capacity to be physically active on these surveys. It
> seems to me if someone is trying to research whether or not someone is
> capable of physical activity, it seems to me that there needs to be some way
> to measure this capacity.
> 
> If blindness is not being used as the only independent variable, and if
> other independent variables are not being considered, then how exactly is
> this research study measuring the capacity of physical activity? If I were
> to participate in this research study as a blind person who suffers from
> chronic physical pain, how does this research study determine that my
> capacity to be physically active is the result of my blindness rather than
> my chronic physical pain? Since there does not appear to be any way to
> determine this from the research study, I am not quite sure how this
> research study considers the impact of blindness on the capacity of physical
> activity.
> 
> And if the purpose of this research study is to determine if any bias exists
> regarding validity measurements of physical activity and blindness, what
> measures are being used to determine this bias? Are there previous research
> studies using the typical validation measurements of physical activity by
> blind people that this research study will use to determine the bias? If
> not, are there plans for future research studies using the typical
> validation measurements of physical activity by blind people to determine
> this bias? If so, there is no indication of this in any of the research
> study materials.
> 
> Warm regards,
> Elizabeth  
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Greg Aikens via
> nabs-l
> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2016 7:19 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Greg Aikens <gpaikens at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Research Participant Recruitment - Online Survey - Win
> $50.00 (last reminder)
> 
> Hi Elizabeth,
> I think the factor you are failing to consider that the same is true about
> sighted people. There are a myriad of reasons that the general public engage
> in active lifestyles. There are plenty of people who can see who deal with
> chronic pain etc. It sounds as though the researcher is attempting to
> eliminate biases found in standard tools that may exclude people who are
> blind and then establish the validity of those new tools. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>>> On Mar 12, 2016, at 11:37 AM, Elizabeth Mohnke via nabs-l
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> 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
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list 
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> 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
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org <mailto:nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 15:59:36 -0500
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Research Participant Recruitment - Online 
>>> Survey -
>> Win $50.00 (last reminder)
>>> 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
>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list 
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> <mailto:nabs-l at nfbnet.org> >
>>> 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
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org <mailto:nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> <mailto:nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 14:43:01 -0500
>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Research Participant Recruitment - Online 
>>>> Survey -
>>> Win $50.00 (last reminder)
>>>> From: nabs-l at nfbnet.org <mailto:nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> <mailto:nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>> CC: lizmohnke at hotmail.com <mailto:lizmohnke at hotmail.com>
>> <mailto:lizmohnke at hotmail.com>
>>>> 
>>>> 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-----
>>>> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Justin
>>> Haegele
>>>> via nabs-l
>>>> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2016 12:29 PM
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>>>> Cc: Justin Haegele <justin.a.haegele at hotmail.com
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>>> <mailto:justin.a.haegele at hotmail.com> >
>>>> 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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