Detecting and correcting attrition bias in longitudinal family research
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Attrition bias may be a major threat to the validity of results in longitudinal family research. Attrition occurs when sample members drop out between the first wave of data gathering and subsequent waves, so that the remaining sample is no longer representative of the original sample. Two methods can be used to detect attrition bias. One is to use tests to compare those respondents who responded to all waves and those who dropped out after only one wave. Another is to compare the zero-order correlations of the first wave variables of the two groups. A two-stage procedure to correct such bias is also presented.
Publication Name: Journal of Marriage and the Family
Subject: Family and marriage
ISSN: 0022-2445
Year: 1995
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Family structure and the timing of transitions from 70 to 103 years of age
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Changes in the marital status and family structure take place before the starting of old age impairment, usually around the mid-seventies. The existence of a large number of elderly childless does not allow the increase in the total family size in older age groups. Till the age of 90, the number of individuals with a vertical family structure is similar to those with no children. A cross-sectional analysis of 250 white individuals shows a bimodal family pattern, where two thirds are families with three or more generations and one third is families with no children.
Publication Name: Journal of Marriage and the Family
Subject: Family and marriage
ISSN: 0022-2445
Year: 1996
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Broad and narrow socialization: the family in the context of a cultural theory
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Socialization is a key element in maintaining the relationship between parents and children. Individual priorities have to be kept aside when parents are responsible for their children's education. Socialization should be seen as a means of expanding individual horizons and not as a means that can dislocate the spirit of social belonging. Cultural institutions such as schools and family are the initial stages where the individual develops a taste for social interaction. The type of socialization the child undergoes depends on the culture.
Publication Name: Journal of Marriage and the Family
Subject: Family and marriage
ISSN: 0022-2445
Year: 1995
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