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Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access originally published online on October 27, 2007
Journal of Pediatric Psychology 2008 33(1):9-11; doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsm097
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© The Author 2007. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Pediatric Psychology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

Journal of Pediatric Psychology Statement of Purpose—Section on Methodology

Grayson N. Holmbeck, PhD

Department of Psychology, Loyola University

All correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Grayson N. Holmbeck, Loyola University Chicago, Department of Psychology, 6525 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL, 60626, USA. E-mail: gholmbe@luc.edu.

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Without good science, we can't do good deeds! In keeping with this notion, Robert Noll (2002Go) made the following introductory remarks for a special issue of JPP on "Methodology and Design": "With improvements in research methodology, we have more opportunities to influence public policy ... Our scientific contributions facilitate our ability to improve the lives of children and families" (p.1). Clearly, it is in our best interest to monitor and continually improve the quality of our research designs, methods of data collection, and statistical procedures.

It is safe to say that most methodological gains are driven by theoretical advances. For example, mediational and moderational statistical procedures were not employed until complex models (with multiple intervening causal pathways) were proposed (Holmbeck, 1997Go, . . . [Full Text of this Article]


   New Approaches to Research Methodology
 

   Examining New or Existing Constructs from a Novel Perspective
 

   Innovative Statistical Methods
 

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