The attrition study experienced these difficulties first hand.
Not exact matches
Attrition, as well as programmatic changes made after the first year, led to diverse
experiences for each group which impacts the validity of the
study.
Despite the want of generalizable findings, the
attrition study does potentially add value to the future development of research related to civil court processes and the
experiences of litigants.
One of the potential limitations of this longitudinal
study is
attrition bias due to eligible teens (with driving
experience) who dropped out before wave 5.
However, factors like participant
attrition and the problem of replicating real life
experience in a lab context present considerable challenges for longitudinal
studies and experiments, respectively.
This
study will document (1) case
attrition; (2) the frequency with which CSA cases require the child to testify at multiple hearings, directly confront the alleged perpetrator, and
experience harsh cross-examination; and (3) the factors that impact case outcomes.