108:: "Psychopolitical validity refers to the extent to which studies and interventions in the community integrate (a) knowledge with respect to multidisciplinary and multilevel sources, experiences, and consequences of oppression, and (b) effective strategies for promoting psychological and political liberation in the personal, relational, and collective domains."
133:
on epistemic validity there is a focus on whether or not there is an effort to understand and take into account structural forces impacting a given issue. To be valid in this way, it is imperative that there is an understanding of how "global, political, economic forces and social norms influence the perceptions and experiences of individuals and groups".
183:
rhetoric of democracy, which may fail to recognize other ways of social functioning or the ways democracy could potentially be flawed or misrepresented. Finally, Fisher and Sonn add that a strict and sole adherence to investigation and alleviation of oppression and promotion of liberation might prevent other areas of community psychology from growing.
139:: "Epistemic validity is concerned with the degree to which community research and action is attuned to issues of power at multiple levels of analysis (personal, relational, collective). The more systematic the analysis of the phenomenon of interest in terms of psychological and political power, the more valid is the critical research and action."
94:
the ability to move clinical and community psychology beyond helping the afflicted to helping change the systemic, structural sources of inequality that affect the population. Investigation and discussion of psychological and political dynamics may have the "power to promote wellness, resist oppression, and foster liberation".
132:
Epistemic validity uses both psychological and political dynamics when investigating social phenomena. Epistemic validity considers systemic factors and power in development and investigation of research questions and in thinking about the subsequent knowledge produced. When evaluating studies based
93:
Prilleltensky describes one component of psychopolitical validity as "the degree to which research and action take into account power dynamics operating in psychological and political domains and in the interaction between them". This inclusion of power and political dynamics is hypothesized to have
151:
forces include, for example, "verbal abuse, stigmatization, or affective distortions". Positive political forces are equitable resource distribution, human rights, maintenance of democracy, and access to civic participation, whereas negative forces include "oppression, exploitation", each of these
182:
into account. Concepts imperative to any discussion of the importance of psychopolitical validity, such as "wellness", may not be useful across cultures, even across western cultures. They may not be easily conceptualized in cross-cultural context. In addition, they are skeptical of an uncritical
58:
and their relationship with the state via cultural differences and industrial agriculture policies. Bennett's research investigates power dynamics between the state, mainstream culture, society, and the Amish community. This research looks at oppression and liberation at individual and community
160:
Transformational validity measures the extent to which interventions use both politics and psychology to create structural change within society. Studies and interventions with high transformational validity are, for example, ones that promote psychopolitical literacy, educate on overcoming
101:
studies and social change. Prilleltensky and Fox suggest that psychopolitical validity should be institutionalized as a method of preventing wellness and justice from being discussed in isolation. This type of validity brings the two concepts together and politicizes the concept of wellness
170:: "Transformational validity … is concerned with the degree to which community research and action strives to transform social structures. The more transformative and the less ameliorative the intervention, the greater the transformational validity of the critical research and action."
71:
of psychopolitical validity runs in opposition to "mainstream psychology's traditions reinforce oppressive institutions even when individual psychologists have no such goal in mind,". In addition this evaluation technique questions mainstream
35:. The evaluative series of criteria developed by Prilleltensky may be used within any critical social science research and practice model, but can specifically be defined within community psychology research as advocating for a focus on
142:
Prilleltensky and Fox emphasize that epistemic psychopolitical validity measures the extent to which psychology research investigating wellness and justice imagines positive and negative political and psychological dynamics.
479:
429:
76:. Psychopolitical validity asks the researcher and activist to think about power and how it affects fundamental epistemological and transformational values.
447:
404:
464:
Prilleltensky, Isaac, & Nelson, Geoffrey B. (1997). Community psychology: reclaiming social justice. In D. Fox & I. Prilleltensky (Eds.),
147:
psychological dynamics can include qualities that vary on an individual level, i.e.: "hope, empathy, optimism, attachment, and social support".
164:
Transformative validity also takes into account how positive and negative political and psychological forces can be changed through action.
354:
Bennett, E.M. (March 2003). Emancipatory responses to oppression: the template of land-use planning and the Old Order Amish of
Ontario.
528:
375:
Fisher, Adrian T., & Sonn, Christopher C. (March 2008). Psychopolitical validity: power, culture, and wellness.
161:
oppression, empower individuals and groups take action against injustice, and advocate for coalition building.
24:
202:
430:
The role of power in wellness, oppression, and liberation: the promise of psychopolitical validity
68:
197:
86:
What are the implications of a community intervention developed from said research question?
80:
What are the political and psychological implications for the researcher and the researched?
179:
20:
8:
207:
192:
178:
Fisher and Sonn (2008) suggest that
Prilleltensky fails to take cultural differences and
533:
538:
508:
469:
419:
394:
366:
50:
An example of research that maintains psychopolitical validity is
Bennett's study of
28:
503:
405:
Understanding, resisting, and overcoming oppression: toward psychopolitical validity
487:
455:
437:
412:
380:
359:
47:
across collective, relational, and personal domains in both research and practice.
513:
32:
416:
363:
522:
509:
Psychopolitical validity: What is it? Why do we need it? How to promote it?
480:
Social power and forms of change: implications for psychopolitical validity
423:
370:
44:
473:
398:
98:
97:
The interdisciplinary nature of psychopolitical validity lends itself to
504:
Psychopolitical validity: wellness and liberation in diverse populations
491:
459:
441:
384:
73:
40:
36:
59:
levels, and leads to local change as well as change in public policy.
23:
research and interventions and the extent to which they engage with
55:
19:
391:
Community psychology: in pursuit of liberation and well-being
51:
111:
446:
Prilleltensky, Isaac & Fox, Dennis R. (August 2007).
152:
being dependent on institutionalized power inequalities.
116:
Psychopolitical validity is divided into two components:
393:. Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
389:
Nelson, Geoffrey B., & Prilleltensky, Isaac (2005).
514:Psychopolitical literacy for wellness and justice
448:Psychopolitical literacy for wellness and justice
520:
83:What is the value of a given research question?
324:
322:
320:
310:
308:
155:
298:
296:
317:
89:How and why is research put into practice?
338:
336:
334:
305:
409:American Journal of Community Psychology
356:American Journal of Community Psychology
293:
286:
284:
238:
236:
226:
224:
222:
112:Epistemic and transformative components
521:
331:
281:
127:
466:Critical psychology: an introduction
314:Nelson & Prilleltensky 2005, 285
260:Nelson & Prilleltensky 2005, 136
233:
219:
428:Prilleltensky, Isaac (March 2008).
13:
14:
550:
497:
468:(pp. 166–184) London: Sage.
328:Prilleltensky & Fox 2007, 801
484:Journal of Community Psychology
452:Journal of Community Psychology
434:Journal of Community Psychology
377:Journal of Community Psychology
272:
263:
254:
245:
1:
478:Speer, Paul W. (March 2008).
403:Prilleltensky, Isaac (2003).
348:
290:Prilleltensky & Fox 2007
173:
7:
251:Fisher & Sonn 2008, 262
186:
62:
10:
555:
203:Radical Psychology Network
156:Transformational validity
122:transformational validity
529:Philosophy of psychology
213:
17:Psychopolitical validity
417:10.1023/A:1023043108210
364:10.1023/A:1023086923232
302:Prilleltensky 2003, 199
269:Prilleltensky 2008, 116
342:Fisher & Sonn 2008
198:Liberation psychology
411:, 31(1–2), 195–201.
358:, 31(102), 157–171.
21:community psychology
208:Rhetoric of therapy
193:Critical psychology
31:, and promotion of
492:10.1002/jcop.20231
486:, 36(2), 199–213.
460:10.1002/jcop.20179
454:, 35(6), 793–805.
442:10.1002/jcop.20225
436:, 36(2), 116–136.
385:10.1002/jcop.20237
379:, 36(2), 261–268.
230:Prilleltensky 2003
128:Epistemic validity
118:epistemic validity
29:level of analysis
546:
343:
340:
329:
326:
315:
312:
303:
300:
291:
288:
279:
276:
270:
267:
261:
258:
252:
249:
243:
240:
231:
228:
554:
553:
549:
548:
547:
545:
544:
543:
519:
518:
500:
351:
346:
341:
332:
327:
318:
313:
306:
301:
294:
289:
282:
277:
273:
268:
264:
259:
255:
250:
246:
241:
234:
229:
220:
216:
189:
176:
158:
130:
114:
65:
52:Old Order Amish
12:
11:
5:
552:
542:
541:
536:
531:
517:
516:
511:
506:
499:
498:External links
496:
495:
494:
476:
462:
444:
426:
401:
387:
373:
350:
347:
345:
344:
330:
316:
304:
292:
280:
271:
262:
253:
244:
232:
217:
215:
212:
211:
210:
205:
200:
195:
188:
185:
175:
172:
157:
154:
129:
126:
113:
110:
91:
90:
87:
84:
81:
64:
61:
33:social justice
25:power dynamics
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
551:
540:
537:
535:
532:
530:
527:
526:
524:
515:
512:
510:
507:
505:
502:
501:
493:
489:
485:
481:
477:
475:
471:
467:
463:
461:
457:
453:
449:
445:
443:
439:
435:
431:
427:
425:
421:
418:
414:
410:
406:
402:
400:
396:
392:
388:
386:
382:
378:
374:
372:
368:
365:
361:
357:
353:
352:
339:
337:
335:
325:
323:
321:
311:
309:
299:
297:
287:
285:
275:
266:
257:
248:
239:
237:
227:
225:
223:
218:
209:
206:
204:
201:
199:
196:
194:
191:
190:
184:
181:
171:
169:
165:
162:
153:
150:
146:
140:
138:
134:
125:
123:
119:
109:
107:
103:
100:
95:
88:
85:
82:
79:
78:
77:
75:
70:
60:
57:
53:
48:
46:
42:
38:
34:
30:
27:, structural
26:
22:
18:
483:
465:
451:
433:
408:
390:
376:
355:
274:
265:
256:
247:
242:Bennett 2003
177:
167:
166:
163:
159:
148:
144:
141:
136:
135:
131:
121:
117:
115:
105:
104:
96:
92:
66:
49:
16:
15:
102:promotion.
99:empowerment
523:Categories
349:References
278:Speer 2008
168:Definition
137:Definition
106:Definition
74:positivism
45:liberation
41:oppression
37:well-being
534:Community
180:diversity
174:Critiques
69:construct
539:Analysis
474:36932875
424:12741700
399:56422042
371:12741697
187:See also
149:Negative
145:Positive
63:Overview
472:
422:
397:
369:
56:Canada
43:, and
214:Notes
470:OCLC
420:PMID
395:OCLC
367:PMID
120:and
67:The
488:doi
456:doi
438:doi
413:doi
381:doi
360:doi
54:in
525::
482:.
450:.
432:.
407:.
333:^
319:^
307:^
295:^
283:^
235:^
221:^
124:.
39:,
490::
458::
440::
415::
383::
362::
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.