Impact of Attrition in a Sample in a Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Drug Use

1 October 1983

journal article
research article
Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports

Vol. 53 (2) , 375-378
https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1983.53.2.375

Abstract

Data on attrition in a sample of a longitudinal study indicated that adolescent participants differed significantly from dropouts on a number of important variables. Suggestions were made for dealing with the impact of attrition in longitudinal research.

Keywords

LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH
DROPOUTS
MADE
ADOLESCENT DRUG
IMPORTANT VARIABLES
USE DATA
IMPACT OF ATTRITION
PARTICIPANTS DIFFERED

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