alignByIdeal {OpenRepGrid} | R Documentation |
Align constructs using the ideal element to gain pole preferences.
Description
The direction of the constructs in a grid is arbitrary and a reflection of
a scale does not affect the information contained in the grid.
Nonetheless, the direction of a scale has an effect on inter-element
correlations (Mackay, 1992) and on the spatial representation and clustering
of the grid (Bell, 2010). Hence, it is desirable to follow a protocol to
align constructs that will render unique results. A common approach is
to align constructs by pole preference, i. e. aligning all positive and
negative poles. This can e. g. be achieved using swapPoles
.
If an ideal element is present, this element can be used to identify
the positive and negative pole. The function alignByIdeal
will
align the constructs accordingly. Note that this approach does not always
yield definite results as sometimes ratings do not show a clear
preference for one pole (Winter, Bell & Watson, 2010).
If a preference cannot be determined definitely,
the construct direction remains unchanged (a warning is issued in that case).
Usage
alignByIdeal(x, ideal, high = TRUE)
Arguments
x |
|
ideal |
Number of the element that is used for alignment (the ideal). |
high |
Logical. Whether to align the constructs so the ideal
will have high
ratings on the constructs (i.e. |
Value
repgrid
object with aligned constructs.
References
Bell, R. C. (2010). A note on aligning constructs. Personal Construct Theory & Practice, 7, 42-48.
Mackay, N. (1992). Identification, Reflection, and Correlation: Problems in the bases of repertory grid measures. International Journal of Personal Construct Psychology, 5(1), 57-75.
Winter, D. A., Bell, R. C., & Watson, S. (2010). Midpoint ratings on personal constructs: Constriction or the middle way? Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 23(4), 337-356.
See Also
Examples
## Not run:
feixas2004 # original grid
alignByIdeal(feixas2004, 13) # aligned with preference pole on the right
raeithel # original grid
alignByIdeal(raeithel, 3, high=FALSE) # aligned with preference pole on the left
## End(Not run)