Testing prospective effects in longitudinal research: Comparing seven competing cross-lagged models.
University of Bern · University of Michigan · +3 more institutions
Abstract
In virtually all areas of psychology, the question of whether a particular construct has a prospective effect on another is of fundamental importance. For decades, the cross-lagged panel model (CLPM) has been the model of choice for addressing this question. However, CLPMs have recently been critiqued, and numerous alternative models have been proposed. Using the association between low self-esteem and depression as a case study, we examined the behavior of seven competing longitudinal models in 10 samples, each with at least four waves of data and sample sizes ranging from 326 to 8,259. The models were compared in terms of convergence, fit statistics, and consistency of parameter estimates. The traditional…
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Authors
4- UOUlrich OrthCorresponding
University of Bern, University of Michigan, Richard Wolf (Germany), University of California, Davis, Michigan State University
- DADavid A. Clark
University of Bern, University of Michigan, Richard Wolf (Germany), University of California, Davis, Michigan State University
- MBM. Brent Donnellan
University of Bern, University of Michigan, Richard Wolf (Germany), University of California, Davis, Michigan State University
- RWRichard W. Robins
University of Bern, University of Michigan, Richard Wolf (Germany), University of California, Davis, Michigan State University
Topics & keywords
- Psychology
- Social psychology
- Developmental psychology
- Econometrics
- Economics
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