Article
Multilevel Models in Family Research: Some Conceptual and Methodological Issues
Journal of Marriage and Family
(2002)
Abstract
Article introduces this journal's themes that are used to discuss issues surrounding analysis of multilevel data. It cites Butler's work on whether the effect of welfare benefits on premarital childbearing varies by context, Hoffman's work on the effect of context on adolescent drug use, and Simons' research on how the relationship between parenting and child conduct varies by context.
Keywords
- Contextual effects,
- Multilevel models,
- Hierarchical linear models
Disciplines
Publication Date
May, 2002
Publisher Statement
Published by: National Council on Family Relations Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3600104
Citation Information
Jay Teachman and Kyle Crowder. "Multilevel Models in Family Research: Some Conceptual and Methodological Issues" Journal of Marriage and Family Vol. 64 Iss. 2 (2002) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jay_teachman/37/