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Brief Research Report – Conducting Longitudinal Studies: First Find Your Subjects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 October 2015

Heather Mohay ,
Gabrielle Hindmarsh  and
Yvonne Rogers
Heather Mohay*
Affiliation:
Centre for Applied Studies in Early Childhood, Queensland University of Technology
Gabrielle Hindmarsh*
Affiliation:
Centre for Applied Studies in Early Childhood, Queensland University of Technology
Yvonne Rogers*
Affiliation:
Growth and Development Clinic, Mater Children’s Hospital, Brisbane
*
Centre for Applied Studies in Early Childhood, Queensland University of Technology, Phone: (07) 3864 3055, Fax: (07) 3864 3056, Email: h.mohay@qut.edu.au
Centre for Applied Studies in Early Childhood, Queensland University of Technology, Phone: (07) 3864 3055, Fax: (07) 3864 3056, Email: h.mohay@qut.edu.au
Centre for Applied Studies in Early Childhood, Queensland University of Technology, Phone: (07) 3864 3055, Fax: (07) 3864 3056, Email: h.mohay@qut.edu.au
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Abstract

Tracing longitudinal research participants in Australia is problematic for various reasons. A study of preterm infants has located 50% of the original 300 participants after nine years of noncontact. This report describes three strategies of accurate record keeping, employment of an administrative project coordinator; and resort to backup and community contact procedures used to trace this 50%.

Keywords

Longitudinal MethodSample AttritionSample Tracing
Type
Research Article
Information
The Educational and Developmental Psychologist , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , November 1996 , pp. 74 - 76
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Psychological Society 1996

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