Extended Reading

The following list of journal articles and books provide extended reading on topics covered in chapter 15 in the second edition. Please note that journal articles are free to access, whereas book extracts (denoted by methods.sagepub.com URLs) require your university to have a subscription to SAGE Research Methods.

Ployhart, R., & Vandenberg, R. J. (2010). Longitudinal research: The theory, design, and analysis of change. Journal of Management, 36(1), 94-120.
An article covering not just a description of how one might use longitudinal data in research but more specifically effective longitudinal research design.

Ruspini, E. (2003). “Longitudinal research”. In R. L. Miller & J. D. Brewer (Eds.). The A-Z of social research.
This dictionary provides an accessible introduction to longitudinal research and is used widely in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching of research methods.