Bored of the rings: Methodological and analytic approaches to operationalizing Bronfenbrenner's PPCT model in research practice

• DOI: 10.1111/jftr.12459
• Publication Date: 2022-06-13T08:21:52Z
• Authors: Jessica L. Navarro; Christina Stephens; Blenda C. Rodrigues; Indya A. Walker; Olivia Cook; Leah O'Toole; Noírín Hayes; Jonathan R. H. Tudge
• Keywords: Ecological systems theory; Development theory

Abstract Bronfenbrenner's ecological (and later bioecological) theory has been a mainstay in the theoretical wheelhouse of developmental and family sciences since its inception 1970s. However, few studies accurately operationalize process‐person‐context‐time (PPCT) research model. The aim this paper is to provide practical guide design, implementation, analysis PPCT studies. Using recent qualitative quantitative publications from science journals, we illustrate how his can be operationalized simply effectively 21st‐century research. eight studies, three five quantitative, feature participants Chile, China, South Africa, Turkey, United States.