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Article: Longitudinal research in social work: a call to action.(EDITORIAL)
- Article from:
- Social Work Research
- Article date:
- June 1, 2007
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Prospective longitudinal data collection has a long tradition in the social sciences. Longitudinal research, characterized by the use of repeated measures with the same respondents over time, became part of a sustained effort to understand individual and social problems in the years immediately following World War II. One particularly productive stream of longitudinal research can be traced to pioneering studies examining the natural history and causes of antisocial behavior and mental health disorders (Glueck & Glueck, 1950; Robins, 1966; Rutter, 1981; Vaillant, 1983; West & Farrington, 1973). A later avenue of longitudinal research incorporated elements of experimental ...