Citation

Knight GP, Fabes RA, Higgins DA. Psychol. Bull. 1996; 119(3): 410-421.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe 85287-1104, USA. george.knight@asu.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, American Psychological Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8668746

Abstract

Meta-analysis has increasingly been used as an explanatory research tool. The present investigation was designed to illustrate the potential limitations of meta-analysis for making causal inferences. Several meta-analytic investigations have led others to conclude that gender differences are getting smaller over time, however, there has been little concern regarding changes in research methodology over time. The present findings indicate that the gender differences in aggression appear to be remarkably stable when changes in study characteristics over time are controlled. The authors discuss the implications for the use of meta-analytic procedures to make causal inferences and the implications for understanding the causes of gender differences.

Language: en