Joint proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Intervention and Applied Psychology (ICIAP 2019) and the 4th Universitas Indonesia Psychology Symposium for Undergraduate Research (UIPSUR 2019)

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Stay Connected: Using Social Media in a Longitudinal Study

Authors
Wuri Prasetyawati, Robyn Gillies, Tjut Rifameutia, Peter Newcombe
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Wuri Prasetyawati
Available Online 27 November 2020.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.201125.029How to use a DOI?
Keywords
a longitudinal study, mobile communication, teenage participation
Abstract

Retention in longitudinal research can be problematic; furthermore, attrition in longitudinal study more likely reduces the number of participants, increases the costs, and introduces particular challenges to the researchers. Thus, establishing a systematic and organized protocol for participants to follow is crucial in an attempt to reduce the attrition rate. Technological improvements, such as personal computers, smartphones, and other devices, have made it easier for researchers to collect longitudinal data. Although technology has been useful in increasing opportunities in the data collection in longitudinal studies, knowledge on the attrition of participants is limited in such type of research. This study focused on illustrating how mobile communication was used as a way to maintain participation in a longitudinal study. This ongoing study is a part of a PhD project based on Indonesian students’ transition process to higher education. In total, 734 senior year high school students (aged 16–19 years) were involved in this project for a full year after graduating from high school. Preliminary results of this study showed that mobile communication helped 70 % of participants to stay connected with the first author in a longitudinal study.

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Volume Title
Joint proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Intervention and Applied Psychology (ICIAP 2019) and the 4th Universitas Indonesia Psychology Symposium for Undergraduate Research (UIPSUR 2019)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
27 November 2020
ISBN
10.2991/assehr.k.201125.029
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.201125.029How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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