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Matching anonymous participants in longitudinal research on sensitive topics: Challenges and recommendations

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  • Palmer, Jane E.
  • Winter, Samantha C.
  • McMahon, Sarah

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The purpose of this study was to examine the final analytic sample of a longitudinal randomized control trial (RCT) evaluation of a sexual violence prevention program at a university after facing challenges with the implementation of a self-generated identification code. The matched and unmatched samples (e.g., all unique surveys across all time periods) included 10,135 surveys. Eighty-eight percent of these surveys were matched into the final longitudinal dataset. Findings suggest that students with certain characteristics were more likely to be matched over time (i.e., students who participated in student government, Latino/a students, and Asian students). In addition, students who did not comply with RCT protocol were less likely to be matched. Student history of victimization or perpetration of sexual violence was not associated with being matched over time. This study provides recommendations for preventing matching problems in longitudinal studies, a process for rectifying matching issues and a critique of studies that do not address issues of matching-related sample bias in their final analytic sample.

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  • Palmer, Jane E. & Winter, Samantha C. & McMahon, Sarah, 2020. "Matching anonymous participants in longitudinal research on sensitive topics: Challenges and recommendations," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 80(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:epplan:v:80:y:2020:i:c:s0149718919304914
    DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2020.101794
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