Secondary Data Analysis

Kali H. Trzesniewski, PhD, is an assistant professor of developmental psychology at the University of Western Ontario. Dr. Trzesniewski's research interests are at the intersections of developmental psychology, personality psychology, and social psychology. Her current research focuses on biological and social-cultural influences on the development of the self and self-related processes. To address her research questions, she uses secondary datasets, along with primary data.  M. Brent Donnellan, PhD, is an associate professor of psychology at Michigan State University. He is currently an associate editor of the Journal of Research in Personality. Dr. Donnellan's research interests are at the intersections of personality psychology, developmental psychology, and psychological assessment, and he has analyzed secondary data in several of his publications. His current efforts focus on personality development and the role of individual differences in interpersonal relationships.  Richard E. Lucas, PhD, is an associate professor of psychology at Michigan State University. His research focuses on the factors that contribute to the stability and change in subjective well-being. He has served as an associate editor for the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and is currently editor-in-chief of the Journal of Research in Personality. He is a coauthor of the book Well-Being and Public Policy, which examines the role that well-being measures can play in informing public policy decisions.

• ContributorsIntroduction -M. Brent Donnellan, Kali H. Trzesniewski, Richard E. LucasI. Methodologies for Secondary Data UseGetting Started: Working With Secondary Data -Amy M. Pienta, JoAnne McFarlane O'Rourke, and Melissa M. FranksManaging and Using Secondary Data Sets With Multidisciplinary Research Teams -J. Douglas WillmsOn Creating and Using Short Forms of Scales in Secondary Research -Keith F. Widaman, Todd D. Little, Kristopher J. Preacher, and Gita M. SawalaniAnalyzing Survey Data With Complex Sampling Designs -Patrick E. Shrout and Jamie L. NapierMissing Data in Secondary Data Analysis -Patrick E. McKnight and Katherine E. McKnightInnovative Methods Within the Context of Secondary Data: Examples From Household Panel Surveys -Thomas Siedler, J amp uuml rgen Schupp, and Gert G. WagnerII. Using Secondary Data in Psychological ResearchThe Use of Secondary Data in Adult Development and Aging Research -Daniel K. Mroczek, Lindsay Pitzer, Laura Miller, Nick Turiano, and Karen FingermanUsing Secondary Data to Test Questions About the Genetic Basis of Behavior -Michelle B. Neiss, Constantine Sedikides, and Jim StevensonSecondary Data Analysis in Psychopathology Research -Nicholas R. Eaton and Robert F. KruegerUsing Secondary Data to Study Adolescence and Adolescent Development -Stephen T. Russell and Eva MatthewsUsing Secondary Data to Advance Cross-Cultural Psychology -Evert Van de VliertUsing the American National Election Study Surveys to Test Social Psychological Hypotheses -Daniel Schneider, Matthew DeBell, and Jon A. KrosnickFamily-Level Variance in Verbal Ability Change in the Intergenerational Studies -Kevin J. Grimm, John J. McArdle, and Keith F. WidamanIndexAbout the Editors