Using Twins to Assess What Might Have Been
The Co-twin Control Design
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6448672 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wilhelmina Van Dijk (0000-0001-9195-8772, Utah State University, corresponding author), Cynthia U Norris (0000-0003-2111-2397, Florida State University), Shilpa A Hart (0000-0001-9793-0420, Florida State University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 321-331 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Research on Social Work Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-7315 • E-ISSN: 1552-7581 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10497315221120604 |
| OpenAlex | W4293547384 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 30 |
Randomized control trials are considered the pinnacle for causal inference. In many cases, however, randomization of participants in social work research studies is not feasible or ethical. This paper introduces the co-twin control design study as an alternative quasi-experimental design to provide evidence of causal mechanisms when randomization is not possible. This method maximizes the genetic and environmental sameness between twins who are discordant on an “exposure” to provide strong counterfactuals as approximations of causal effects. We describe how the co-twin control design can be used to infer causality and in what type of situations the design might be useful for social work researchers. Finally, we give advantages and limitations to the design, list a set of Twin Registries with data available after application, and provide an example code for data analysis
Causal inference · Causal model · Causality (physics · Clinical study design · Clinical trial · Control (management · Counterfactual conditional · Counterfactual thinking · Econometrics · Inference · Randomized experiment · Research design · Set (abstract data type · Statistics · Twin study · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Computer Science · Health disparities and outcomes · Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging · Mathematics · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |