Thorsen and Pearce-Morris (2016) note that “both adolescent mental health functioning that might be considered ‘positive’ (higher self-esteem and higher mastery) and ‘negative’ (higher impulsivity) were found to be linked with more dating partners in young adulthood” (p. 240). Which of the following methodological issues is discussed?
a. conceptualization
b. nonresponse
c. inadequate coverage of the population
d. sampling error
e. generalizability
