Correlational designs in rehabilitation research

Issue title: Independent Living Management/Rehabilitation Counseling

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Fitzgerald, Shawn M. | Rumrill, Jr., Phillip D. | Schenker, Jason D.

Affiliations: Kent State University, Department of Educational Foundations and Special Services, 413 White Hall, PO Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242-0001, USA. Tel.: +1 330 672 00583; Fax: +1 330 672 2512; E-mail: [email protected]

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Abstract: The article describes correlational research designs as a method for testing relationships between or among variables of interest in the lives of people with disabilities. The authors describe conceptual aspects of correlational research, discuss the methods by which researchers select variables for this type of inquiry, explain the primary purposes of correlational studies, and overview data analytic strategies. These discussions are illustrated with examples from the contemporary vocational rehabilitation literature.

Keywords: correlational research, research design, data analysis

Journal: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 143-150, 2004