Longitudinal Studies Flashcards

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Define ‘longitudinal studies’.

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Research of the same sample of people, conducted at regular intervals, over a long period of time.

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Give an example of a longitudinal study and its topic of investigation.

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Millennium Cohort Study - follows children born in 2000 into adulthood to cover topics such as parenting, cognitive development, and education.

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Evaluate the reliability of the Millennium Cohort Study.

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P - Low
E - Uses qualitative data
E - Makes it hard to replicate and test for consistency of results

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Evaluate the validity of the Millennium Cohort Study.

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P - Low
E - Qualitative data is gathered
E - Open to subjectivity when analysing findings

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Evaluate the representativeness of the Millennium Cohort Study.

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P - High
E - Sample includes 19,000 children of both genders
E - Sample size is large and so generalisable

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Evaluate the practicality of the Millennium Cohort Study.

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P - Low
E - Large sample
E - Difficult to keep in contact with all of the ppts

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Evaluate the ethics of the Millennium Cohort Study.

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P - Unethical
E - Ppts were involved in the study since a very young age
E - May feel obliged to continue even if they want to withdraw

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Who out of Positivists and Interpretivists would prefer the Millennium Cohort Study?

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Interpretivists due to the qualitative data gathered.

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Give an example of another longitudinal study and its topic of investigation.

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British Household Panel Survey - follows the same panel over a period of years containing information on members within a household.

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Evaluate the reliability of the British Household Panel Survey.

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P - High
E - Uses quantitative data
E - Follows a standardised procedure in interviewing

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Evaluate the validity of the British Household Panel Survey.

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P - High
E - Uses qualitative data
E - Allows for in-depth research and findings

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Evaluate the representativeness of the British Household Panel Survey.

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P - High
E - Sample of 10,300 ppts
E - Generalisable as also includes children

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Evaluate the practicality of the British Household Panel Survey.

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P - Low
E - Need to stay in contact with ppts and analyse data gathered
E - Takes a lot of time

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Evaluate the ethics of the British Household Panel Survey.

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P - Ethical
E - All ppts give informed consent and have the right to withdraw at any point
E - Following ethical guidelines

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Who out of Positivists and Interpretivists would prefer the British Household Panel Survey?

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Positivists due to the quantitative data gathered from interviews.

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Give 4 advantages of longitudinal studies.

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1) Can establish cause and effect
2) Some social phenomenons are longitudinal
3) No dependence on reporting of past events
4) Large amounts of data gathered

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Give 4 disadvantages of longitudinal studies.

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1) Sample attrition can occur as retention of the sample is difficult, affecting representativeness
2) Hawthorne Effect possible
3) Large amounts of data can be irrelevant
4) Costly and time consuming