Reliability and structural validity of an assessment of occupational value

Abstract

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An Argument for a Dynamic Interrelated View of Occupational Experience

“…The model assumes that how people describe the value (experience) of their occupations is an important way to describe and assess occupation. A measure based on this model has been developed and validated to assess people's occupational value (Eakman & Eklund, 2011;Eklund, Erlandsson, & Persson, 2003).…”

A Prospective Longitudinal Study Testing Relationships Between Meaningful Activities, Basic Psychological Needs Fulfillment, and Meaning in Life

“…Researchers might consider its adoption when testing clinical interventions aimed at modifying day-to-day activities or routines intended to influence well-being. Additional study should also test emerging instruments that assess subjective qualities of experience associated with day-to-day action such as the Occupational Value Assessment with predefined items (OValpd; Eakman & Eklund, 2011;Eklund, Erlandsson, Persson, & Hagell, 2009). Importantly, the OVal-pd has demonstrated the capacity to assess broad categories of subjective experience such as competence and goal achievement, pleasure and enjoyment, and social connectedness associated with day-to-day activities which may help researchers explore discrete subjective The methods of the present study may limit the generalizability of its findings.…”

The Meaningful Activity Wants and Needs Assessment: A Perspective on Life Balance

“…Also, within the Value and Meaning in Occupation model (ValMO; Persson, Erlandsson, Eklund, & Iwarsson, 2001), qualities of experience referred to as concrete, self-reward, and symbolic value have been identified. An instrument intended to tap these dimensions of meaning in occupation, the Occupational Value Instrument with predefined items (OVal-pd) has offered empirical support for the ValMo model (Eakman & Eklund, 2011). That study found three distinct yet related qualities of meaning in the OVal-pd consistent with the three aspects of subjective experience found in the MAWNA.…”

“…For its content, the MAWNA draws upon items from A A R O N M . E A KM A N validated measures of related constructs such as meaningful occupation (Eakman, 2012;Goldberg, Brintnell, & Goldberg, 2002) and occupational value (Eakman & Eklund, 2011;Eklund, Erlandsson, Persson, & Hagell, 2009). Furthermore, the MAWNA adopts a distinct approach to assessing meaning by directing persons to identify subjective qualities of meaning that are perceived as deficient within an individual's repertoire of daily occupations.…”

“…The items comprising the MAWNA were principally derived from two existing assessments, the Engagement in Meaningful Activities Survey (Goldberg et al, 2002) and the Occupational Value assessment with predefined items (Eakman & Eklund, 2011;Eklund et al, 2009). These two measures tap into generally positive subjective experiences associated with occupation, and have been shown to validly reflect the construct of meaningful occupation.…”