A practical guide to the analysis of non-response and attrition in longitudinal research using a real data example

• Published in: International journal of behavioral development Vol. 43; no. 1; pp. 24 - 34
• Main Authors: Eisner, Nora L., Murray, Aja L., Eisner, Manuel, Ribeaud, Denis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.01.2019; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Attrition; Attrition (Research Studies); Behavior Problems; Children; Consent; Foreign Countries; Immigrants; Inferences; Longitudinal Studies; Minority groups; Parent Participation; Parents; Parents & parenting; Participation; Recruitment; Teachers; Youth; Switzerland; study-participation; non-response; longitudinal study; attrition; Criminology

Selective non-participation and attrition pose a ubiquitous threat to the validity of inferences drawn from observational longitudinal studies. We investigate various potential predictors for non-response and attrition of parents as well as young persons at different stages of a multi-informant stud...