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Panel accretion and external validity in adolescent substance use research.

J K Tebes1, D L Snow, T S Ayers

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA.

Evaluation Review
|July 6, 1996
PubMed
Summary

Panel accretion, the addition of new participants, mirrors panel attrition in adolescent substance use research. This finding impacts the external validity of longitudinal studies on teen substance use.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Longitudinal studies are crucial for understanding adolescent substance use.
  • Panel designs, common in this research, face challenges from participant changes.
  • Panel accretion and attrition are key processes affecting study validity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between panel accretion and attrition.
  • To examine the impact of these processes on external validity in adolescent substance use research.
  • To assess threats to validity in longitudinal epidemiological and prevention studies.

Main Methods:

  • Examined accretion, attrition, and panel findings.
  • Analyzed three, 2-year panel samples of adolescents in grades 7 through 9.

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  • Compared accretion and attrition samples on various dependent measures.

    • Main Results:

    • Panel accretion and attrition samples demonstrated an isomorphic relationship.
    • This relationship held true across a range of dependent measures.
    • Findings were consistent when samples were drawn from the same population.

    Conclusions:

    • Panel accretion and attrition are closely related in adolescent substance use research.
    • Understanding this relationship is vital for addressing threats to external and ecological validity.
    • Results inform the interpretation of findings from longitudinal studies on adolescent substance use.