Testing Theoretical Models and Frameworks in Child Health Research

Abstract

(from the chapter) Discusses issues involved in the testing of theoretical models and frameworks of processes in child health research. The purpose is to consider the tools used in theory-driven research. The authors first review different types of theoretical approaches and discuss the kinds of predictions they can generate. They then consider several types of statistical models that may be appropriate for testing different types of questions. The next sections demonstrate how to construct and test predictions in multiple regression and structural modeling. The process of specifying and testing a model is illustrated with examples from the literature on pediatric psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2015 APA, all rights reserved)