The Medex Medical Occupation Concept in Subjective Medical Occupation-Profession Multidimensional Space

Bibliographic Data

ID13668696
AuthorsLe Roy A Stone (University of North Dakota, corresponding author), Gerald R Bassett (University of North Dakota)
Year1972
Volume31
Issue1
Pages167-174
Publication date1972-08-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.1972.31.1.167
PMID4403456
OpenAlexW2086495769
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited10

Members of a MEDEX training staff (N = 13) estimated the similarity of 16 medical occupations-professions (including the MEDEX concept). Evaluative dimensions utilized by these judges to form their judgments of scale similarity were extracted using a recently proposed multidimensional scaling method-model. Five judgmental factor-dimensions were identified (tentative labels: I. Amount of training—degree of responsibility—prestige; II. Therapist; III. Nurse; IV. Technician; and V. Hospital nursing staff authority) which accounted for up to 86% of the variance of the averaged similarity estimates. These factor-dimensions as well as the methodology employed were discussed. Future research was suggested

Factor (programming language · Multidimensional scaling · Prestige · Scale (ratio · Similarity (geometry · Space (punctuation) · Statistics · Technician · Variance (accounting · Applied Psychology · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Mathematics · Multi-Criteria Decision Making · Psychology · Quality Function Deployment in Product Design · Social Psychology

Tools

Open DOISci-Hub