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An Evaluation of Latent Growth Models for Propensity Score Matched Groups
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Leite, Walter L.; Sandbach, Robert; Jin, Rong; MacInnes, Jann W.; Jackman, M. Grace-Anne – Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Because random assignment is not possible in observational studies, estimates of treatment effects might be biased due to selection on observable and unobservable variables. To strengthen causal inference in longitudinal observational studies of multiple treatments, we present 4 latent growth models for propensity score matched groups, and…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Probability, Computation, Observation
Parental Correlates of Children's Peer Relations: An Empirical Test of a Tripartite Model
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McDowell, David J.; Parke, Ross D. – Developmental Psychology, 2009
In recognition of the multiple pathways through which family and peer systems are linked, this short-term longitudinal study tested a tripartite model of family-peer relationships. One hundred fifty-nine fourth-grade children (82 boys, 77 girls) and their parents participated in a study of the links between parent behaviors and children's peer…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Parents, Interpersonal Competence, Correlation