Validity of energy social research during and after COVID-19: challenges, considerations, and responses

Article Article scientifique Article Validity of energy social research during and after COVID-19: challenges, considerations, and responses eng 2020 author Fell Michael J. author Pagel Laura 895960 author Chen Chien-fei author Goldberg Matthew H. author Herberz Mario 0000-0001-8683-5604 894291 author Huebner Gesche M. author Sareen Siddharth author Hahnel Ulf 0000-0002-0595-5899 841470 101646 10.1016/j.erss.2020.101646 2214-6296 https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2214629620302218 Measures to control the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are having unprecedented impacts on people's lives around the world. In this paper, we argue that those conducting social research in the energy domain should give special consideration to the internal and external validity of their work conducted during this pandemic period. We set out a number of principles that researchers can consider to give themselves and research users greater confidence that findings and recommendations will still be applicable in years to come. Largely grounded in existing good practice guidance, our recommendations include collecting and reporting additional supporting contextual data, reviewing aspects of research design for vulnerability to validity challenges, and building in longitudinal elements where feasible. We suggest that these approaches also bring a number of opportunities to generate new insights. However, we caution that a more systemic challenge to validity of knowledge produced during this period may result from changes in the kinds of social research that it is practicable to pursue. Social science Energy Validity COVID-19 Dewey 150 108 Section de psychologie 71 false 1218 Efficience énergétique : affect, décision et comportement (DECISIONLAB) Energy Research and Social Science 68 a093a9c2-44b0-4d4f-9529-d1e15e7ce26f Article (Published version) Restricted Fell_et_al_COVID-19_Energy_Validity_2020.pdf 185874 application/pdf restrictedAccess Faculté de psychologie et des sciences de l'éducation / Section de psychologie

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