Some Problems with the Use of Self-Reports in Longitudinal Research

1989 ◽  
pp. 329-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elmar Weitekamp
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Use Of Self ◽  
Self Reports

scholarly journals A Prospective Study on Child Abuse and Elder Mistreatment: Assessing Direct Effects and Associations with Depression and Substance Use Problems during Adolescence and Middle Adulthood

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd I Herrenkohl ◽  
Karen A Roberto ◽  
Lisa Fedina ◽  
Sunghyun Hong ◽  
Jasmine Love
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Child Abuse ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Adult Child ◽  
Path Model ◽  
Elder Mistreatment ◽  
Substance Use Problems ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
A Prospective Study

Abstract Background and Objectives We examined the prospective association between two measures of child abuse, one based on official child welfare records and the other based on parent self-reports, and the perpetration of elder mistreatment by an adult child. We also examined measures of adolescent and adult depression and substance use problems as predictors of elder mistreatment. Research Design and Methods Data are from a prospective study that began in the 1970s with a sample of children ages 18-months to 6 years of age. Analyses draw on data collected when child participants were in preschool and elementary school; when they were adolescents; and as adults at midlife (at ages 36 and 46 years of age, on average). Results are from bivariate correlations and multi-variable path models in which variables from different life stages were entered in steps to assess their prediction of elder mistreatment. Results All variables were significantly correlated with elder mistreatment. In a final path model, parent self-reports of physical child abuse remained a significant, unique predictor of elder mistreatment. Adolescent and adult substance use problems were also statistically significant. Discussion and Implications Few longitudinal studies have tracked patterns of abuse over time and relationships. Findings suggest that child abuse is a risk factor for the perpetration of elder mistreatment by an adult child. Substance use problems may also increase the risk for the perpetration of elder mistreatment. Further longitudinal research is need to replicate and extend these findings in order to advance prevention and intervention programs and policies.

Use of Self-Reports of Physical Fitness as Substitutes for Performance-Based Measures of Physical Fitness in Older Adults

2003 ◽  
Vol 96 (2) ◽  
pp. 414-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petra B. Schuler ◽  
Thomas S. Marzilli
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Muscular Strength ◽  
Local Community ◽  
General Concept ◽  
Dominant Factor ◽  
Use Of Self ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Do So

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the association between self-reported physical fitness and performance-based measures of physical fitness in older adults. The specific components of physical fitness evaluated included aerobic endurance, muscular strength, and flexibility. Adults (25 men and 47 women) ranging in age from 56 to 92 years ( M age = 75 yr.) were recruited from the local community. Generally, the associations between self-reported and performance-based measures of physical fitness were low to moderate ( r = .30–.01). Based on these findings, self-reports of physical fitness should not be used as substitutes for performance-based measures of physical fitness in older adults. Furthermore, present findings suggest that older adults, when asked to rate subcomponents of physical fitness, may not do so but rather evaluate a more general concept of physical fitness with aerobic endurance as the dominant factor.

The Use of Self-Generated Identification Codes in Longitudinal Research

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 435-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leo A. Yurek ◽  
Joseph Vasey ◽  
Donna Sullivan Havens
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Use Of Self

On the Use of Self-Reports

1984 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 140-153
Author(s):  
Dale Hample
Keyword(s):  
Use Of Self ◽  
Self Reports

scholarly journals Longitudinal associations between humor styles and psychosocial adjustment in adolescence

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 377-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Louise Fox ◽  
Simon Christopher Hunter ◽  
Siân Emily Jones
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Psychosocial Adjustment ◽  
Depressive Symptomatology ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Use Of Self ◽  
Humor Styles ◽  
School Year ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Longitudinal Associations ◽  
Over Time

This study assessed the concurrent and prospective associations between psychosocial adjustment and four humor styles, two of which are adaptive (affiliative, self-enhancing) and two maladaptive (aggressive, self-defeating). Participants were 1,234 adolescents (52% female) aged 11-13 years, drawn from six secondary schools in England. Self-reports of psychosocial adjustment (loneliness, depressive symptomatology, and self-esteem) and humor styles were collected at two time points (fall and summer). In cross-lagged panel analyses, self-defeating humor was associated with an increase in both depressive symptoms and loneliness, and with a decrease in self-esteem. In addition, depressive symptoms predicted an increase in the use of self-defeating humor over time, indicating that these may represent a problematic spiral of thoughts and behaviors. Self-esteem was associated with an increase in the use of affiliative humor over the school year but not vice-versa. These results inform our understanding of the ways in which humor is associated with psychosocial adjustment in adolescence.

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