Nonresponse bias in a longitudinal measurement design examining substance use across the transition out of high school

摘要

BackgroundIntensive longitudinal methods are used to study the daily-level, within-person associations between substance use and its predictors and consequences. By definition, these designs require greater respondent effort than more traditional longitudinal designs, the result of which may be increased unit nonresponse and, more importantly, nonresponse bias. The present study contrasts the nonresponse properties of a measurement burst design with those of a single one-year follow-up (“control”) design, with a particular emphasis on the retention of young adults who did not plan to graduate from college.