Abstract
Integrative data analysis (IDA) is a promising new approach in psychological research and has been well received in the field of alcohol research. This chapter provides a larger unifying research synthesis framework for IDA. Major advantages of IDA of individual participant-level data include better and more flexible ways to examine subgroups, model complex relationships, deal with methodological and clinical heterogeneity, and examine infrequently occurring behaviors. However, between-study heterogeneity in measures, designs, and samples and systematic study-level missing data are significant barriers to IDA and, more broadly, to large-scale research synthesis. Based on the authors' experience working on the Project INTEGRATE data set, which combined individual participant-level data from 24 independent college brief alcohol intervention studies, it is also recognized that IDA investigations require a wide range of expertise and considerable resources and that some minimum standards for reporting IDA studies may be needed to improve transparency and quality of evidence.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Alcohol Use Disorders |
Subtitle of host publication | A Developmental Science Approach to Etiology |
Pages | 351-354 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780190676025 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 18 2018 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Alcohol Interventions
- College students
- Individual participant-level data
- Integrative data analysis
- Meta-analysis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Psychology