qsort is a package that allows scoring Q-sort data, using criteria sorts and derived scales from subsets of items. This package includes descriptions and scoring procedures for four different Q-sets:
qsort package includes 7 objects:
qsort_score() a function for scoring Q-sort data;ex_qsort a list containing four example data frames for the referred Q-sets;print_cards() a function for printing Q-set item cards.qset_aqs a data frame containing the Attachment Q-set (aqs; version 3.0);qset_ccq a data frame containing the California Child Q-set (ccq);qset_mbqs a data frame containing the Maternal Behaviour Q-set (mbqs; version 3.1);qset_pq a data frame containing the Preschool Q-set (pq);Read the documentation (with ?qset_aqs, ?qset_ccq, ?qset_mbqs and ?qset_pq) to learn more about which criteria sorts and scales are included for each Q-set. Or click the R documentation badge at the top of this page.
To install qsort package from CRAN:
The qsort package can also be installed from GitHub:
# to install packages from github you first need to install devtools package from CRAN.
# if you haven't installed devtools already just type:
install.packages("devtools")
# to install qsort from github type:
devtools::install_github("joaordaniel/qsort")The example bellow shows how to use qsort_score() function to compute scores from California Child Q-sort data, present in ex_qsort datasets (ex_qsort$ccq).
library(qsort)
data_ccq <- qsort_score(ex_qsort$ccq, qset_ccq, qsort_length = 100, item1 = "ccq1", subj_id = "participant", group_id = "classroom")
data_ccq## participant classroom scomp_c sest_c egores_c egocont_c sdes_c
## 1 1 1 -0.074 -0.093 -0.145 -0.012 -0.137
## 2 2 1 -0.023 0.008 0.090 0.157 0.053
## 3 3 1 0.092 0.086 0.112 -0.021 0.132
## 4 4 1 -0.105 -0.113 -0.182 -0.128 -0.160
## 5 5 1 -0.010 -0.039 -0.092 -0.092 -0.053
## 6 6 2 -0.104 -0.079 -0.042 0.156 -0.089
## 7 7 2 0.051 0.079 0.168 0.169 0.124
## 8 8 2 0.049 0.066 0.153 0.185 0.118
## 9 9 2 -0.024 -0.007 0.009 -0.026 0.007
## 10 10 2 -0.039 -0.046 -0.033 0.098 -0.042
## partial_scomp_c partial_sest_c partial_egores_c partial_egocont_c
## 1 0.113 0.047 -0.054 -0.007
## 2 -0.160 -0.073 0.086 0.155
## 3 -0.061 -0.053 -0.002 -0.026
## 4 0.088 0.047 -0.089 -0.123
## 5 0.085 0.012 -0.090 -0.090
## 6 -0.054 -0.004 0.068 0.160
## 7 -0.139 -0.053 0.121 0.166
## 8 -0.130 -0.068 0.101 0.182
## 9 -0.069 -0.026 0.004 -0.026
## 10 -0.003 -0.019 0.005 0.100
## shields_s_emreg
## 1 4.3
## 2 5.9
## 3 5.1
## 4 3.7
## 5 4.4
## 6 5.7
## 7 5.9
## 8 5.9
## 9 5.0
## 10 5.2Read qsort_score help file (?qsort_score) to learn more about the function’s four arguments, and qset_ccq help file (?qset_ccq) to learn more about variables’ names.
To print item descriptions in separate cards use print_cards() function. The example bellow uses the print_cards() function to create a pdf file with Attachment Q-set items, in a user defined directory (working directory in this case - getwd()) .
Read print_cards() help file (?print_cards) to learn more about the function’s two arguments.
Contribution guidelines for this project
Baumrind, D. (1968). Manual for the Preschool Behaviour Q-set. Parental Research Project. Berkeley, CA: Institute of Human Development.
Block, J. H., & Block, J. (1969). The California Child Q-Set. Berkeley, CA: Institute of Human Development, University of California.
Pederson, D. R., Moran, G., & Bento, S. (1999). Maternal Behaviour Q-sort (version 3.1). London, ON: Psychology Department, Western University.
Waters, E. (1995). Appendix A: The attachment Q-set (Version 3.0). Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 60, 234-246.