Publications [#327155] of Kenneth A. Dodge

Journal Articles

1. Deater-Deckard, K; Godwin, J; Lansford, JE; Bacchini, D; Bombi, AS; Bornstein, MH; Chang, L; Di Giunta, L; Dodge, KA; Malone, PS; Oburu, P; Pastorelli, C; Skinner, AT; Sorbring, E; Steinberg, L; Tapanya, S; Alampay, LP; Uribe Tirado, LM; Zelli, A; Al-Hassan, SM (2018). Within- and between-person and group variance in behavior and beliefs in cross-cultural longitudinal data.. Journal of adolescence, 62, 207-217.
   (last updated on 2024/04/18)

   Abstract:
   This study grapples with what it means to be part of a cultural group, from a statistical modeling perspective. The method we present compares within- and between-cultural group variability, in behaviors in families. We demonstrate the method using a cross-cultural study of adolescent development and parenting, involving three biennial waves of longitudinal data from 1296 eight-year-olds and their parents (multiple cultures in nine countries). Family members completed surveys about parental negativity and positivity, child academic and social-emotional adjustment, and attitudes about parenting and adolescent behavior. Variance estimates were computed at the cultural group, person, and within-person level using multilevel models. Of the longitudinally consistent variance, most was within and not between cultural groups-although there was a wide range of between-group differences. This approach to quantifying cultural group variability may prove valuable when applied to quantitative studies of acculturation.