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From Statistical Associations to Causation: What Developmentalists Can Learn from Instrumental Variables Techniques Coupled with Experimental Data
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Gennetian, Lisa A.; Magnuson, Katherine; Morris, Pamela A. – Developmental Psychology, 2008
In this article, the authors aim to make accessible the careful application of a method called instrumental variables (IV). Under the right analytic conditions, IV is one promising strategy for answering questions about the causal nature of associations and, in so doing, can advance developmental theory. The authors build on prior work combining…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Research Design, Children, Cognitive Development
Parent-Child Interactions: Daughter's Effects upon Mothers' and Fathers' Behaviors
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Osofksy, Joy D.; O'Connell, Edward J. – Developmental Psychology, 1972
Results indicated that the children's behavior had an effect upon the parents, with mothers and fathers interacting more and being more controlling when the children were dependent. (Authors)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Fathers, Interaction Process Analysis, Mothers
Possible Confounds and Their Resolution in Multivariate Genetic Analyses: Comment on Bussell et al. (1999).
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Neale, Michael C. – Developmental Psychology, 1999
Considers assumptions underlying design of Bussell et al.'s Nonshared Environment in Adolescent Development study. Suggests that a source of the common environment specific to this study is the effect of an individual in mutual ratings of relationship with siblings, leading to a larger common-environment effect across variables than within…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Mothers, Nature Nurture Controversy
The Importance of Shared Environmental Influences in Explaining the Overlap between Mother's Parenting and Sibling Relationships: Reply to Neale (1999).
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Neiderhiser, Jenae M.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1999
Addresses concerns raised in Neale's commentary regarding the Bussell et al. (1999) Nonshared Environment in Adolescent Development study. Discussion of assumptions focuses on those most relevant to study sample. Because Neale's proposed alternative models did not provide a better fit, the appropriateness of Bussell's model and importance of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Models, Mothers