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Publication bias, time-lag bias, and place-of-publication bias in social intervention research: An exploratory study of 527 Swedish articles published between 1990-2019
Jönköping University, School of Health and Welfare, HHJ, Department of Social Work. Department of Social Work, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7351-9140
University of Gävle, Department of Social Work and Criminology, Gävle, Sweden.
2023 (English)In: PLOS ONE, E-ISSN 1932-6203, Vol. 18, no 2, article id e0281110Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Publication and related biases constitute serious threats to the validity of research synthesis. If research syntheses are based on a biased selection of the available research, there is an increased risk of producing misleading results. The purpose fo this study is to explore the extent of positive outcome bias, time-lag bias, and place-of-publication bias in published research on the effects of psychological, social, and behavioral interventions. The results are based on 527 Swedish outcome trials published in peer-reviewed journals between 1990 and 2019. We found no difference in the number of studies reporting significant compared to non-significant findings or in the number of studies reporting strong effect sizes in the published literature. We found no evidence of time-lag bias or place-of-publication bias in our results. The average reported effect size remained constant over time as did the proportion of studies reporting significant effects.

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Public Library of Science , 2023. Vol. 18, no 2, article id e0281110
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-59739DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281110ISI: 000960038100001PubMedID: 36745625Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85147536872Local ID: GOA;;1734780OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-59739DiVA, id: diva2:1734780
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Forte, Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare, 2019-01737Available from: 2023-02-07 Created: 2023-02-07 Last updated: 2023-04-21Bibliographically approved

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