The design and analysis of longitudinal studies of development and psychopathology in context: Statistical models and methodological recommendations

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 395-426

  Willett, John B ^b   Singer, Judith D ^a   Martin, Nina C ^b  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0032013736     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579498001667     Document Type: Article

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