Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study (TARS): Wave 7, RAPID: The Coronavirus Pandemic: Predictors and Consequences of Compliance with Social Distancing Recommendations, United States, 2020 (ICPSR 38815)

Version Date: Aug 14, 2023

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Principal Investigator(s):
Peggy C. Giordano, Bowling Green State University; Monica A. Longmore, Bowling Green State University; Wendy D. Manning, Bowling Green State University

Series:

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR38815.v1

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Summary

This study builds on a 20-year longitudinal investigation of the lives and relationship experiences of a large, diverse sample of young adult women and men interviewed first as adolescents. It focuses on the phenomenon of social distancing.

The COVID-19 survey (online) module and in-depth (phone) interviews with subsamples of compliant and less than compliant respondents has three specific aims: a) identify life course experiences and social influences associated with variability in compliance with social distancing recommendations, b) examine relationship-based dynamics and other contingencies (e.g., economic) linked to compliance decision-making, and particularly factors associated with 'derailments' after initially intending to comply with these guidelines, and c) assess consequences of social distancing for emotional and behavioral health and relationship functioning (e.g., depression, substance use, intimate partner conflict).

The Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study (TARS) includes six prior waves of data that were collected in 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2011, and 2018 through 2020. Please see the ICPSR Series page for available studies.

Citation

Giordano, Peggy C., Longmore, Monica A., and Manning, Wendy D. Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study (TARS): Wave 7, RAPID: The Coronavirus Pandemic: Predictors and Consequences of Compliance with Social Distancing Recommendations, United States, 2020. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2023-08-14. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR38815.v1

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Funding

National Science Foundation (2028429)

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Smallest Geographic Unit

State

Restrictions

This data collection may not be used for any purpose other than statistical reporting and analysis. Use of these data to learn the identity of any person or establishment is prohibited. To protect respondent privacy, the data files in this collection are restricted from general dissemination. To obtain these restricted files, researchers must agree to the terms and conditions of a Restricted Data Use Agreement.

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

2020-06-05 -- 2020-11-06

Date of Collection

2020-06-15 -- 2020-11-06

Data Collection Notes

  1. This data collection may not be used for any purpose other than statistical reporting and analysis. Use of these data to learn the identity of any person or establishment is prohibited. To protect respondent privacy, the data files in this collection are restricted from general dissemination. To obtain these restricted files, researchers must agree to the terms and conditions of a Restricted Data Use Agreement.

  2. Qualitative data are not available as part of the data collection.

  3. For additional information on the Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study (TARS), please visit the Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study website.
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Study Purpose

The purpose of the study was to improve public policies and programs about social distancing recommendations. This was fostered by measuring how respondents, as well as their family, romantic partner, and friends, were dealing with the recommendations for social distancing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Study Design

Quantitative data was collected from individuals (n=1,304 surviving respondents) via a web-based survey. Qualitative data was also collected from a subset of these respondents (n=50) via a digital voice recorder.

Sample

The sample universe encompassed records elicited from 62 schools across seven school districts in Lucas County, Ohio, a largely urban metropolitan environment that includes Toledo. The stratified, random sample was devised by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC), and includes over-samples of African American and Hispanic adolescents. School attendance was not a requirement for inclusion in the sample.

Time Method

Longitudinal

Universe

Young adults who were in the 7th, 9th, and 11th grade in Lucas County, Ohio during the 2000-2001 school year.

Unit(s) of Observation

Individual

Data Type(s)

Mode of Data Collection

Description of Variables

TARS Wave 7 (n=815; 251 variables) includes variables in the following categories:

  • Employment
  • Government assistance
  • Finances
  • Social distancing practices and opinions
  • COVID-19 guideline practices
  • Romantic relationship partner
  • Relationship violence
  • Household roster
  • Parenting
  • Health and risky behavior
  • Self and behavior
  • Religion and spirituality
  • Cohabitation

See the TARS Wave 7 questionnaire (included in study documentation) for more details.

Response Rates

The total number of respondents in Wave 7 was 815. This represents an 82.3 percent response rate compared to the previous wave.

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Original Release Date

2023-08-14

Version History

2023-08-14 ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:

  • Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.

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