Assessing the Accuracy of Life Event Calendar Data in an Offender Sample
Assessing the Accuracy of Life Event Calendar Data in an Offender Sample
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评估罪犯样本中生活事件日历数据的准确性
DOI：
10.1080/07418825.2018.1458143
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发表时间：
2018
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
A. J. Rijken
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作者：
Nikki van Gerwen;A. Blokland;A. J. Rijken
犯罪学家对生命过程动态对犯罪学发展的影响越来越感兴趣。然而，详细的纵向数据很难获得，并可能由于回忆错误而混淆。生活事件日历（LEC）的目的是减少回忆错误，并越来越多地用作一种方法，以获得有效的回顾性数据在犯罪学研究。然而，很少有研究存在，评估犯罪者样本中LEC数据的准确性。本研究旨在填补这一空白。我们比较了通过LEC获得的关于结婚、离婚和生育的流行率和时间的数据与被定罪罪犯样本中的官方登记数据。我们检查数据的准确性是否因事件或受访者的具体特征而异。我们的结论是，LEC的数据是相当准确的结婚，离婚和生育的流行。关于这些生活事件的时间，数据不太准确。
Criminologists are increasingly interested in the effects of life-course dynamics on criminological development. However, detailed longitudinal data are difficult to obtain and possibly confounded due to recall errors. Life Event Calendars (LECs) are designed to reduce recall errors and are increasingly used as a method for obtaining valid retrospective data in criminological studies. Yet few studies exist that assess the accuracy of LEC data in offender samples. This study aims to fill this void. We compare data regarding the prevalence and timing of marriage, divorce, and childbirth obtained through an LEC to official registry data in a sample of convicted offenders. We examine whether the accuracy of the data vary by event or respondent specific characteristics. We conclude that the LEC data are quite accurate regarding the prevalence of marriage, divorce, and childbirth. The data are less accurate regarding the timing of these life events.