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Setting the Scene
Appropriate Research Methods
'Science' in the Social Sciences
Design Decisions in Research
Theory Development
Social and Behavioral Theories
Describing How
Sample Surveys
Social Survey Data Collection
Administrative Data Systems
Observational Studies
Explaining Why
Qualitative Methods
Conversation Analysis
Software and Qualitative Analysis
What Works
Clinical Trials
Cluster Unit Randomized Trials
Emerging Issues
Ethical Challenges
Multilevel Modeling
Objective Measurement of Subjective Phenomena
Measuring Socioeconomic Status
Evaluating the Quality of Health Care
Patient-Reported Outcomes
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Setting the Scene
Appropriate Research Methods
'Science' in the Social Sciences
Design Decisions in Research
Theory Development
Social and Behavioral Theories
Describing How
Sample Surveys
Social Survey Data Collection
Administrative Data Systems
Observational Studies
Explaining Why
Qualitative Methods
Conversation Analysis
Software and Qualitative Analysis
What Works
Clinical Trials
Cluster Unit Randomized Trials
Emerging Issues
Ethical Challenges
Multilevel Modeling
Objective Measurement of Subjective Phenomena
Measuring Socioeconomic Status
Evaluating the Quality of Health Care
Patient-Reported Outcomes
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Social and Behavioral Theories
1. Learning Objectives
2. Introduction
3. Theory and Why It is Important
4. Important Theories and Their Key Constructs
5. Interventions to Change Health Behavior
6. Theory Use in Intervention Research
7. How Theory is Used
8. Choosing the Right Theory
9. Challenges Moving Forward
10. Summary
11. References
12. Author Biography
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Appropriate Research Methods
'Science' in the Social Sciences
Design Decisions in Research
Theory Development
Social and Behavioral Theories
Sample Surveys
Social Survey Data Collection
Administrative Data Systems
Observational Studies
Qualitative Methods
Conversation Analysis
Software and Qualitative Analysis
Clinical Trials
Cluster Unit Randomized Trials
Ethical Challenges
Multilevel Modeling
Objective Measurement of Subjective Phenomena
Measuring Socioeconomic Status
Evaluating the Quality of Health Care
Patient-Reported Outcomes
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