Reporting of demographics, methodology, and ethical procedures in journals in pediatric and child psychology
Reporting of demographics, methodology, and ethical procedures in journals in pediatric and child psychology
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DOI：
10.1093/jpepsy/27.1.19
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发表时间：
2002-01-01
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Roberts, MC
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作者：
Sifers, SK;Puddy, RW;Roberts, MC
目的：找出可能限制研究解释和概括的方法报告中的潜在问题。方法：我们检查了四种主要期刊上发表儿科、临床儿童和儿童心理学研究的文章报告 18 个重要的人口统计、方法论和伦理信息变量的比率，例如参与者的性别、社会经济地位、种族、纳入/排除标准以及同意和同意程序。结果：总体而言，参与者的年龄、性别和种族的报告率中等至较高，而社会经济地位的报告率较低经常。研究方法的报告经常不包括如何以及在何处招募参与者、参与/同意率或流失率等信息。同意和同意程序并不经常被描述。结论：报告关键人口统计、方法和伦理程序信息的文章存在很大差异。儿童心理学领域的旗舰期刊缺乏关于参与样本特征的必要信息，这对于得出结论很重要。
Objective: To identify potential problems in methodology reporting that may limit research interpretations and generalization.Methods: We examined the rates at which articles in four major journals publishing research in pediatric, clinical child, and child psychology report 18 important demographic, methodological, and ethical information variables, such as participants' gender, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, inclusion/exclusion criteria, and consent and assent procedures.Results: Overall, participants' ages, genders, and ethnicity were reported at moderate to high rates, whereas socioeconomic status was reported less often. Reports of research methodology frequently did not include information on how and where participants were recruited, the participation/consent rates, or attrition rates. Consent and assent procedures were not frequently described.Conclusions: There is wide variability in articles reporting key demographic, methodological, and ethical procedure information. Necessary information about characteristics of participation samples, important for drawing conclusions, is lacking in the flagship journals serving the child psychology field.