A Test of Two Methods of Recall for Violent Events

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• 作者：Jennifer Roberts ; Edward P. Mulvey ; Julie Horney ; John Lewis and Michael L. Arter
• 关键词：life ; event calendar ; violent incidents ; recall ; retrospective data collection
• 刊名：Journal of Quantitative Criminology
• 出版年：2005
• 出版时间：2005
• 年：2005
• 卷：21
• 期：2
• 页码：175-193
• 全文大小：242 KB

文摘

This project took advantage of an opportunity to test the comparability of two different methods for collecting self-reports of violent incidents. Using a life events calendar (LEC) approach, we collected data from individuals about violent incidents that occurred within a 1–3-year prior time period. These individuals had been research participants in a previous study that collected information about violent incidents using prospective, weekly interviews. Results using the LEC method were compared with the weekly self-reports of violence for an overlapping recall period. This allowed us to see how well the recall of violent incidents at a later date mapped onto reports obtained within seven days of any incidents. Overall results show a significant amount of under-reporting using the life-event calendar methodology compared to the weekly interview approach, but some higher concordance of reporting was found for serious rather than minor violence.