Forms of Attrition in a Longitudinal Study of Religion and Health in Older Adults and Implications for Sample Bias
The use of longitudinal designs in the field of religion and health makes it important to understand how attrition bias may affect findings in this area. This study examines attrition in a 4-wave, 8-year study of older adults. Attrition resulted in a sample biased toward more educated and more relig...
| Pubblicato in: | Journal of religion and health |
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| Autori: | ; |
| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
[2016]
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Journal of religion and health
Anno: 2016, Volume: 55, Fascicolo: 1, Pagine: 50-66 |
| Notazioni IxTheo: | AA Scienze religiose NCH Etica della medicina |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Health
B Religione B Longitudinal Analysis B Attrition |
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| Riepilogo: | The use of longitudinal designs in the field of religion and health makes it important to understand how attrition bias may affect findings in this area. This study examines attrition in a 4-wave, 8-year study of older adults. Attrition resulted in a sample biased toward more educated and more religiously involved individuals. Conditional linear growth curve models found that trajectories of change for some variables differed among attrition categories. Ineligibles had worsening depression, declining control, and declining attendance. Mortality was associated with worsening religious coping styles. Refusers experienced worsening depression. Nevertheless, there was no evidence of bias in the key religion and health results. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-6571 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10943-014-9949-5 |