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Schoemann, Alexander M.; Miller, Patrick; Pornprasertmanit, Sunthud; Wu, Wei – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2014
Planned missing data designs allow researchers to increase the amount and quality of data collected in a single study. Unfortunately, the effect of planned missing data designs on power is not straightforward. Under certain conditions using a planned missing design will increase power, whereas in other situations using a planned missing design…
Descriptors: Monte Carlo Methods, Simulation, Sample Size, Research Design
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Cross, Donna; Epstein, Melanie; Hearn, Lydia; Slee, Phillip; Shaw, Therese; Monks, Helen – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2011
In 2003 Australia was one of the first countries to develop an integrated national policy, called the National Safe Schools Framework (NSSF), for the prevention and management of violence, bullying, and other aggressive behaviors. The effectiveness of this framework has not yet been formally evaluated. Cross-sectional data collected in 2007 from…
Descriptors: Bullying, Foreign Countries, Barriers, School Safety
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Sharp, Erin Hiley; Coffman, Donna L.; Caldwell, Linda L.; Smith, Edward A.; Wegner, Lisa; Vergnani, Tania; Mathews, Catherine – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2011
Using seven waves of data, collected twice a year from the 8th through the 11th grades in a low-resource community in Cape Town, South Africa, we aimed to describe the developmental trends in three specific leisure experiences (leisure boredom, new leisure interests, and healthy leisure) and substance use (cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana)…
Descriptors: Smoking, Marijuana, Adolescents, Foreign Countries