@JayMan471 D&W present data that abusive steps are less likely to harm their own blood-related kids. Family environments matter here.
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Replying to @NineBandedBooks
@NineBandedBooks Difference is minuscule (often not statistically significant). And again, there's no way to fix that.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@JayMan471 Show me. D&W's data are statistically robust and predictive. Risk of step-abuse is greater than other risks we take seriously.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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Replying to @JayMan471
@JayMan471 To some degree, I bet. But weight of data is unusually strong. I do recommend this short book as an intro: http://books.google.com/books/yup?vid=ISBN9780300080292 …1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @NineBandedBooks
@NineBandedBooks Think absolute numbers. 100x a minuscule number can be another small number.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @JayMan471
@JayMan471@NineBandedBooks deaths & hospitalizations are just the measurable tail of stepchildren maltreatment http://www.princeton.edu/~accase/downloads/Educational_Attainment.pdf …1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@sarahdoingthing@NineBandedBooks Genetic confound? Child-to-parent effects?1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@JayMan471 @NineBandedBooks most shocking thing to me was that in 1987 study D&W didn't even find poor families more likely to have steps
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@JayMan471@NineBandedBooks "the proportion of children living with a stepparent is virtually identical across socioeconomic classes" o.01 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing@NineBandedBooks Probably because risk of parents splitting balanced by likelihood to remarry.2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes - 5 more replies
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