Handbook of Psychology, Research Methods in Psychology

Irving B. Weiner, Ph.D., is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the University of South Florida and former Director of Psychological Services at the University of South Florida Psychiatry Center in Tampa, Florida. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and of the Association for Psychological Science, a Diplomat of the American Board of Professional Psychology in both Clinical and Forensic Psychology, and a Licensed Psychologist in the State of Florida. He is currently President of APA Division 5 (Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics) and Past President of APA Division 12 (Society of Clinical Psychology), formerly president of the Society for Personality Assessment and of the International Rorschach Society, and a recipient of the Society for Personality Assessment Distinguished Contribution Award. He has authored or edited over 15 scholarly and professional books including the first edition of the Handbook of Psychology and, with W. Edward Craighead, the fourth edition of the Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology.

Handbook of Psychology Preface xiii
Irving B. Weiner

Volume Preface xv
John A. Schinka and Wayne F. Velicer

Contributors xxi

I Foundations of Research Issues 1

1 Experimental Design 3
Roger E. Kirk

2 Exploratory Data Analysis 34
John T. Behrens, Kristen E. DiCerbo, Nedim Yel, and Roy Levy

3 Statistical Power Analysis 71
Joseph S. Rossi

4 Methods For Handling Missing Data 109
John W. Graham, Patricio E. Cumsille, and Allison E. Shevock

5 Effect Size Estimation And Confidence Intervals 142
Fiona Fidler and Geoff Cumming

6 Exploratory Factor Analysis: Basics And Beyond 164
James B. Hoelzle and Gregory J. Meyer

7 Clustering and Classification Methods 189
Glenn W. Milligan and Stephen C. Hirtle

II Research Methods in Specific Content Areas 211

8 Clinical Forensic Psychology 213
Kevin S. Douglas, Randy K. Otto, Sarah L. Desmarais, and Randy Borum

9 Health Psychology 245
Linda J. Luecken and Rika Tanaka

10 Research Methods in Neuropsychology 274
Russell M. Bauer and Callie Beck Dunn

11 Research Designs for Program Evaluation 316
Vivian C. Wong, Coady Wing, Peter M. Steiner, Manyee Wong, and Thomas D. Cook

12 Behavior Genetics 342
Christina N. Lessov-Schlaggar, Arpana Agrawal, and Gary E. Swan

III Measurement Issues 367

13 Mood Measurement: Current Status and Future Directions 369
David Watson and Jatin G. Vaidya

14 Measuring Personality and Psychopathology 395
Leslie C. Morey

15 Utilizing Mixed Methods in Psychological Research 428
Abbas Tashakkori, Charles Teddlie, and Marylyn C. Sines

16 Item Response Theory and Measuring Abilities 451
Karen M. Schmidt and Susan E. Embretson

17 An Overview of Latent Curve And Latent Change Score Analyses 474
John J. McArdle and John R. Nesselroade

IV Data Analysis Issues 509

18 Multiple Linear Regression 511
Leona S. Aiken, Stephen G. West, Steven C. Pitts, Amanda N. Baraldi, and Ingrid C. Wurpts

19 Logistic Regression: Basic Foundations and New Directions 543
Alfred De Maris

20 Meta-Analysis 571
Frank L. Schmidt

21 Survival Analysis 595
John B. Willett, Judith D. Singer, and Suzanne E. Graham

22 Time Series Analysis for Psychological Research 628
Wayne F. Velicer and Peter C. Molenaar

23 Structural Equation Modeling 661
Jodie B. Ullman and Peter M. Bentler

24 An Introduction to Latent Class and Latent Transition Analysis 691
Stephanie T. Lanza, Bethany C. Bray, and Linda M. Collins

25 Statistical Mediation Analysis 717
David P. MacKinnon and Davood Tofighi

Author Index 737

Subject Index 765