在为儿童服务的行为分析从业者之间支付公平
Natalia A Baires1, Paige S Boydston1, Ryan N Redner1
1Behavior Analysis and Therapy Program, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois 62901 Carbondale, USA.
概括
薪酬差异影响行为分析服务. 女性董事会认证的行为分析师 (BCBA) 的收入低于男性,影响了服务提供,尤其是儿童. 需要改变工资.
科学领域:
- 行为分析 行为分析
- 应用心理学应用心理学
- 医疗保健经济学 医疗保健经济学
背景情况:
- 薪酬差异对组织,员工和客户产生负面影响,影响服务提供,包括对文化敏感的护理.
- 现有证据表明,在行为分析中,工资不平等,特别是性别不平等,是普遍存在的.
- 了解这些差异对于公平的服务提供至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 检查与儿童工作的董事会认证行为分析师 (BCBA) 和BCBA-D的年收入.
- 调查工资实践对向儿童和青少年提供行为分析服务的具体影响.
- 在该领域内识别潜在的基于性别和区域收入差异.
主要方法:
- 分发了一份调查,收集有关年度收入,人口统计和服务提供方面的数据.
- 该研究包括236名BCBA和8名BCBA-D,平均在现场工作11.3年.
- 数据分析的重点是基于性别和服务区域的年收入比较.
主要成果:
- 总体而言,女性BCBA报告的平均年收入为74,888美元,而男性的平均年收入为79,140美元.
- 对于那些为儿童和青少年服务的人来说,女性受访者平均了75,840美元,而男性则了74,673美元.
- 在城市,农村和综合服务地区观察到女性BCBA收入的统计显著差异,但性别收入差异在整体上并不显著,尽管大多数比较中女性的收入较低.
结论:
- 虽然这个样本的整体性别收入差距在统计学上并不显著,但在大多数比较中,女性的收入始终低于男性.
- 对于女性BCBA来说,存在显著的区域收入差异,这表明地理因素影响了补偿.
- 这些发现强调了需要改变工资实践,以加强行为分析服务提供和促进该领域内的公平.
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