Fathers' participation in family research: is there a self-selection bias?

The representativeness of fathers who participate in family research was examined among 661 families. Approximately two thirds of eligible fathers participated. Mothers' and observers' reports on families of participating and nonparticipating fathers were compared. Participating fathers underreprese...

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Published in:	Journal of Family Psychology Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 706 - 721
Main Authors:	Costigan, Catherine L., Cox, Martha J.
Format:	Article
Published:	American Psychological Association December 2001
Subjects:	Fathers Human research subjects Families > Research Research methodology
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost