Secondary data analysis : an introduction for psychologists
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Secondary data analysis : an introduction for psychologists
American Psychological Association, c2011
1st ed
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This book provides students and seasoned researchers alike with an accessible introduction to secondary analysis. Part I provides psychologists with a set of accessible methodological primers including chapters on using short forms of scales; analyzing survey data with complex sampling designs; and dealing with missing data. Chapters in Part II provide compelling examples of secondary data analysis in various kinds of psychological research including development and aging, behavioral genetics, cross-cultural psychology, and the psychology of political affiliation.
This wide-ranging yet practical book shows how the analysis of secondary data can provide unique and compelling opportunities for advancing psychological science.
Table of Contents
Contributors
Introduction
-M. Brent Donnellan, Kali H. Trzesniewski, Richard E. Lucas
I. Methodologies for Secondary Data Use
Getting Started: Working With Secondary Data
-Amy M. Pienta, JoAnne McFarlane O'Rourke, and Melissa M. Franks
Managing and Using Secondary Data Sets With Multidisciplinary Research Teams
-J. Douglas Willms
On Creating and Using Short Forms of Scales in Secondary Research
-Keith F. Widaman, Todd D. Little, Kristopher J. Preacher, and Gita M. Sawalani
Analyzing Survey Data With Complex Sampling Designs
-Patrick E. Shrout and Jamie L. Napier
Missing Data in Secondary Data Analysis
-Patrick E. McKnight and Katherine E. McKnight
Innovative Methods Within the Context of Secondary Data: Examples From Household Panel Surveys
-Thomas Siedler, Jurgen Schupp, and Gert G. Wagner
II. Using Secondary Data in Psychological Research
The Use of Secondary Data in Adult Development and Aging Research
-Daniel K. Mroczek, Lindsay Pitzer, Laura Miller, Nick Turiano, and Karen Fingerman
Using Secondary Data to Test Questions About the Genetic Basis of Behavior
-Michelle B. Neiss, Constantine Sedikides, and Jim Stevenson
Secondary Data Analysis in Psychopathology Research
-Nicholas R. Eaton and Robert F. Krueger
Using Secondary Data to Study Adolescence and Adolescent Development
-Stephen T. Russell and Eva Matthews
Using Secondary Data to Advance Cross-Cultural Psychology
-Evert Van de Vliert
Using the American National Election Study Surveys to Test Social Psychological Hypotheses
-Daniel Schneider, Matthew DeBell, and Jon A. Krosnick
Family-Level Variance in Verbal Ability Change in the Intergenerational Studies
-Kevin J. Grimm, John J. McArdle, and Keith F. Widaman
Index
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