A researcher conducted a study relating the time parents spent with their children to their children's happiness. From a correlational analysis of the data, the researcher concluded that happier children are a result of parents spending more time with them. The
Possibility that the parents spent more time with their children in response to the fact that their children were happier is an example of:

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The bidirectionality problem in correlational research refers to the possibility that the independent variable (in this case, time spent with children) is influenced by the dependent variable (children's happiness). In other words, it is possible that parents spend more time with their children because their children are happier, rather than the other way around.

A Researcher Conducted a Study Relating the Time Parents Spent