Methods for studying families and family effects
Royal Statistical Society, London
31 May 2006
Chair: Tom O’Connor, University of Rochester , USA
PROGRAMME
9.30 - 10.00 |
Registration etc |
10.00 - 10.15 |
Introduction - Tom O'Connor |
Session 1 - Multi level models |
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10.15 - 11.00 |
Marital conflict and child behavior: Bidirectional and within family influences Jenny Jenkins, University of Toronto |
11.00 - 11.45 |
Improving the goodness of fit between concepts and methods in research on family process Jonathon Rasbash, University of Bristol and Tom O'Connor, University of Rochester , USA |
11.45 - 12.15 |
Coffee |
Session 2 - Secular trends |
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12.15 - 1.00 |
Time trends in family risks and their impact Stephan Collishaw and Barbara Maughan , King’s College London Institute of Psychiatry |
1.00 - 2.00 |
Lunch |
Session 3 - Observations of family life - by researchers and by children |
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2.00 - 2.45 |
‘You can observe a lot just by watching’: key concepts and methods for observational studies Carla Matias and Stephen Scott, King’s College London Institute of Psychiatry |
2.45 - 3.30 |
Children’s perspectives on their families Judy Dunn , King’s College London Institute of Psychiatry |
3.30 - 3.45 |
Tea |
Session 4 - Discussion |
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3.45 - 4.30 |
Discussants: Andrew Pickles, University of Manchester Susan Golombok, University of Cambridge Open discussion |
