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Using Bi‐Weekly Surveys to Portray Adolescent Partnership Dynamics: Lessons From a Mobile Diary Study
Author(s) -
Goldberg Rachel E.,
Koffman Dawn,
Tienda Marta
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of research on adolescence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.342
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1532-7795
pISSN - 1050-8392
DOI - 10.1111/jora.12472
Subject(s) - general partnership , psychology , dynamics (music) , longitudinal study , adolescent development , task (project management) , longitudinal data , developmental psychology , applied psychology , sociology , political science , demography , pedagogy , medicine , management , pathology , law , economics
Partnership formation is an important developmental task for adolescents, but cross‐sectional and periodic longitudinal studies have lacked the measurement precision to portray partnership stability and flux and to capture the range of adolescent partnership experiences. This article assesses the promises and challenges of using bi‐weekly mobile diaries administered over the course of a year to study adolescent partnership dynamics. Descriptive findings illustrate the potential of bi‐weekly diaries for both capturing the longitudinal complexity and fluidity of adolescent partnerships as well as for reducing retrospection biases. Results also underscore several challenges, including those posed by missing data, and highlight several strategies for maximizing participant engagement and reliably tracing adolescent partnerships.