Families as Natural Experiments
A Procedure for Estimating the Potentially Biasing Influence of Families on Relationships Between Variables
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2346368 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jay D Teachman (Washington State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 519-537 |
| Publication date | 1995-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Family Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-513X • E-ISSN: 1552-5481 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/019251395016005002 |
| OpenAlex | W2171533928 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 13 |
In this article, the author argues that data on siblings provide a way to account for the impact of unmeasured, omitted variables on relashionships of interest. This is possible because families form a sort of natural experiment. Family members are likely to have many shared experiences, as well as a common genetic heritage, but relationships between variables defined as differences between family members cannot be attributed to these shared family characteristics. Although fixed- and random-effects models are discussed as one means to make use of information on siblings from the same family, the author proposes a latent-variable structural equation approach to the problem. This model provides estimates of both within-and between-family relationships, and it accounts for the impact of measurement error
Econometrics · Geography · Latent variable · Latent variable model · sort · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Computer Science · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2008 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |