Bibliography developed by Dr. Kathleen Knafl, Professor, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
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Updated October 2023
Bartle-Haring, S., Kenny, D. A., & Gavazzi, S. M. (1999). Multiple perspectives on family differentiation: Analyses by multitrait multimethod matrix and triadic social relations models. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 61(2), 491-503. https://doi.org/10.2307/353764.
Campbell, L., & Kashy, D. A. (2002). Estimating actor, partner, and interaction effects for dyadic data using PROC MIXED and HLM: A user-friendly guide. Personal Relationships, 9(3), 327-342. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6811.00023.
Chang, A., & Kelly, P. (2011). Application of a hierarchical model incorporating intrafamilial correlation and cluster effects. Nursing Research, 60, 208-212. https://doi.org/10.1097%2FNNR.0b013e31820a3dbe.
Clarke, S. P. (1995). Characteristics of families-implications for statistical analysis in family nursing research. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research Archive, 27(1), 47-56.
Cook, W. L., & Kenny, D. A. (2006). Examining the validity of self-report assessments of family functioning: A question of the level of analysis. Journal of Family Psychology, 20(2), 209–216. https://doi.org/10.1037/0893-3200.20.2.209.
Cook, W. L., & Kenny, D. A. (2005). The actor–partner interdependence model: A model of bidirectional effects in developmental studies. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 29(2), 101-109. https://doi.org/10.1080/01650250444000405.
Cook, W. L. (1994). A structural equation model of dyadic relationships within the family system. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 62(3), 500–509. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.62.3.500.
Davis, L. L. (1993). Family scores revisited-A comparison of three approaches to data aggregation. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 15(5), 649-657.
Deal, J. E. (1995). Utilizing data from multiple family members: A within-family approach. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 57(4), 1109-1121. https://doi.org/10.2307/353426.
Deal, J. E., & Anderson, E. R. (1995). Reporting and interpreting results in family research. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 57(4), 1040-1048. https://doi.org/10.2307/353421.
Dick, D. M., Johnson, J. K., Viken, R. J., & Rose, R. J. (2000). Testing between-family associations in within-family comparisons. Psychological Science, 11(5), 409-413. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9280.00279.
Feetham, S. L., Perkins, M., & Carroll, R. (1993). Exploratory analysis: A technique for the analysis of dyadic data in research of families. In S. Feetham, S. Meister, J. Bell, & C. Gilliss (Eds.). The nursing of families (pp. 99-110). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
Ferketich, S., & Mercer, R. T. (2002). Focus on psychometrics in aggregating family data. Research in Nursing & Health, 15, 313-317. https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.4770150410.
Fisher, L., Kokes, R., Ransom, D. C., Phillips, S. L., & Rudd, P. (1985). Alternative strategies for creating “relational” family data. Family Process, 24(2), 213-224. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1545-5300.1985.00213.x.
Hofferth, S. & Caspar, L. (Eds). (2007). Handbook of measurement issues in family research. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
Jacobsen, B. S., Tulman, L., & Lowery, B. J. (1991). Three sides of the same coin: The analysis of paired data from dyads. Nursing Research, 40(6), 359-363.
Johnson, D.R. (1995). Alternative methods for the quantitative analysis of panel data in family research: Pooled time-series models. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 57(4), 1065-1077. https://doi.org/10.2307/353423.
Kashy, D. A., & Snyder, D. K. (1995). Measurement and data analytic issues in couples research. Psychological Assessment, 7(3), 338–348. https://doi.org/10.1037/1040-3590.7.3.338.
Kenny, D., Kashy, D., & Cook, W. (2006). Dyadic data analysis: New York, NY: Guilford Press.
Knafl, G., Dixon, J., O’Malley, J., Grey, M., Deatrick, J., Gallo, A., & Knafl, K. (2009). Analysis of cross-sectional univariate measurements for family dyads using linear mixed modeling. Journal of Family Nursing, 15(2), 130-151. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840709331641.
Knafl, G., Knafl, K., & McCorkle, R. (2005). Mixed models incorporating intra-familial correlation through spatial autoregression. Research in Nursing & Health, 28(4), 348-356. https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.20082.
Ledermann, T., & Kenny, D. A. (2017). Analyzing dyadic data with multilevel modeling versus structural equation modeling: A tale of two methods. Journal of Family Psychology, 31(4), 442–452. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000290.
Lynn, M.R. (1995). Family research: Consideration of who to study. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 10, 383-384. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0882-5963(05)80036-3.
Lyons, K. S., & Sayer, A. G. (2005). Longitudinal dyad models in family research. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 67(4), 1048-1060. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3737.2005.00193.x.
Maguire, M. C. (1999). Treating the dyad as the unit of analysis: A primer on three analytic approaches. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 61(1), 213-223. https://doi.org/10.2307/353895.
Olsen, J. A., & Kenny, D. A. (2006). Structural equation modeling with interchangeable dyads. Psychological Methods, 11(2), 127–141. https://doi.org/10.1037/1082-989X.11.2.127.
Perry, N. S., Baucom, K. J. W., Bourne, S., Butner, J., Crenshaw, A. O., Hogan, J. N., Imel, Z. E., Wiltshire, T. J., & Baucom, B. R. W. (2017). Graphic methods for interpreting longitudinal dyadic patterns from repeated-measures actor–partner interdependence models. Journal of Family Psychology, 31(5), 592–603. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000293.
Rayens, M. K., & Svavarsdottir, E. K. (2003). A new methodological approach in nursing research: An actor, partner, and interaction effect model for family outcomes. Research in Nursing and Health, 26(5), 409-419. https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.10100.
Szinovacz, M. E., & Egley, L. C. (1995). Comparing one-partner and couple data on sensitive marital behaviors: The case of marital violence. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 57(4), 995-1010. https://doi.org/10.2307/353418.
Teachman, J. D., Carver, K., & Day, R. (1995). A model for the analysis of paired data. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 57(4), 1011-1024. https://doi.org/10.2307/353419.
Thompson, L., & Walker, A. J. (1982). The dyad as the unit of analysis: Conceptual and methodological issues. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 44(4), 889-900. https://doi.org/10.2307/351453.
Thomson, E., & Williams, R. (1982). Beyond wives’ family sociology: A method for analyzing couple data. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 44(4), 999-1008. https://doi.org/10.2307/351459.
Uphold, C. R., & Strickland, O. L. (1989). Issues related to the unit of analysis in family nursing research. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 11(4), 405-417. https://doi.org/10.1177/019394598901100403.
West, T. V., Popp, D., & Kenny, D. A. (2008). A guide for the estimation of gender and sexual orientation effects in dyadic data: An actor-partner interdependence model approach. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34(3), 321-336. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167207311199.
Wickrama, K. A. S., Lorenz, F. O., Conger, R. D., & Elder, G. H. (1997). Marital quality and physical illness: A latent growth curve analysis. Journal of Marriage and the Family 59, 143-155. https://doi.org/10.2307/353668.
Yu, W. H. (2015). Placing families in context: challenges for cross‐national family research. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 77(1), 23-39. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12152.