In the Study Determining the Relationship Between Parental Monitoring and Teenage

question 4

Multiple Choice

In the study determining the relationship between parental monitoring and teenage binge drinking, sex became an effect modifier variable; however, the association was significant in females but insignificant for males. What does this tell the investigator?

• A) Sex, not parental monitoring, should be the primary variable of interest.
• B) Because sex was insignificant for male binge drinking outcomes, the effect modifier should be discarded.
• C) Both variables are important to the study's tests and future interventions.
• D) Two separate studies should be conducted.

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