The Application of Intensive Longitudinal Methods to Investigate Change: Stimulating the Field of Applied Family Research

摘要: The use of intensive longitudinal methods (ILM)-rapid in situ assessment at micro timescales-can be overlaid on RCTs and other study designs applied family research. Particularly, when done as part a multiple timescale design-in bursts over macro timescales-ILM can advance the mechanisms effects interventions processes change. ILM confers measurement benefits accurately assessing momentary variable experiences captures fine-grained dynamic pictures time-ordered processes. Thus, allows opportunities to investigate new research questions about intervention within-subject (i.e., within-person, within-family) variability constructs) change process that induce families members beginning with first session. This paper discusses need rationale for applying evaluation, addressed ILM, example using related fields basic evaluation individual-based interventions. Finally, touches practical challenges considerations associated points readers resources application ILM.