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The Application of Intensive Longitudinal Methods to Investigate Change: Stimulating the Field of Applied Family Research.
- Source :
- Clinical Child & Family Psychology Review; Mar2016, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p21-38, 18p
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- The use of intensive longitudinal methods (ILM)-rapid in situ assessment at micro timescales-can be overlaid on RCTs and other study designs in applied family research. Particularly, when done as part of a multiple timescale design-in bursts over macro timescales-ILM can advance the study of the mechanisms and effects of family interventions and processes of family change. ILM confers measurement benefits in accurately assessing momentary and variable experiences and captures fine-grained dynamic pictures of time-ordered processes. Thus, ILM allows opportunities to investigate new research questions about intervention effects on within-subject (i.e., within-person, within-family) variability (i.e., dynamic constructs) and about the time-ordered change process that interventions induce in families and family members beginning with the first intervention session. This paper discusses the need and rationale for applying ILM to family intervention evaluation, new research questions that can be addressed with ILM, example research using ILM in the related fields of basic family research and the evaluation of individual-based interventions. Finally, the paper touches on practical challenges and considerations associated with ILM and points readers to resources for the application of ILM. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- LONGITUDINAL method
ECOLOGICAL momentary assessments (Clinical psychology)
CLINICAL psychology methodology
FAMILY research
RANDOMIZED controlled trials
COMPARATIVE studies
EXPERIMENTAL design
FAMILY psychotherapy
RESEARCH methodology
EVALUATION of medical care
MEDICAL cooperation
RESEARCH
RESEARCH funding
EVALUATION research
BEHAVIORAL research
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10964037
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Clinical Child & Family Psychology Review
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 112999015
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10567-015-0194-6