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A longitudinal multilevel CFA-MTMM model for interchangeable and structurally different methods
One of the key interests in the social sciences is the investigation of change and stability of a given attribute. Although numerous models have been proposed in the past for analyzing longitudinal data including multilevel and/or latent variable modeling approaches, only few modeling approaches hav...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4029009/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24860515 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00311 |
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author | Koch, Tobias Schultze, Martin Eid, Michael Geiser, Christian |
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description | One of the key interests in the social sciences is the investigation of change and stability of a given attribute. Although numerous models have been proposed in the past for analyzing longitudinal data including multilevel and/or latent variable modeling approaches, only few modeling approaches have been developed for studying the construct validity in longitudinal multitrait-multimethod (MTMM) measurement designs. The aim of the present study was to extend the spectrum of current longitudinal modeling approaches for MTMM analysis. Specifically, a new longitudinal multilevel CFA-MTMM model for measurement designs with structurally different and interchangeable methods (called Latent-State-Combination-Of-Methods model, LS-COM) is presented. Interchangeable methods are methods that are randomly sampled from a set of equivalent methods (e.g., multiple student ratings for teaching quality), whereas structurally different methods are methods that cannot be easily replaced by one another (e.g., teacher, self-ratings, principle ratings). Results of a simulation study indicate that the parameters and standard errors in the LS-COM model are well recovered even in conditions with only five observations per estimated model parameter. The advantages and limitations of the LS-COM model relative to other longitudinal MTMM modeling approaches are discussed. |
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spelling | pubmed-40290092014-05-23 A longitudinal multilevel CFA-MTMM model for interchangeable and structurally different methods Koch, Tobias Schultze, Martin Eid, Michael Geiser, Christian Front Psychol Psychology One of the key interests in the social sciences is the investigation of change and stability of a given attribute. Although numerous models have been proposed in the past for analyzing longitudinal data including multilevel and/or latent variable modeling approaches, only few modeling approaches have been developed for studying the construct validity in longitudinal multitrait-multimethod (MTMM) measurement designs. The aim of the present study was to extend the spectrum of current longitudinal modeling approaches for MTMM analysis. Specifically, a new longitudinal multilevel CFA-MTMM model for measurement designs with structurally different and interchangeable methods (called Latent-State-Combination-Of-Methods model, LS-COM) is presented. Interchangeable methods are methods that are randomly sampled from a set of equivalent methods (e.g., multiple student ratings for teaching quality), whereas structurally different methods are methods that cannot be easily replaced by one another (e.g., teacher, self-ratings, principle ratings). Results of a simulation study indicate that the parameters and standard errors in the LS-COM model are well recovered even in conditions with only five observations per estimated model parameter. The advantages and limitations of the LS-COM model relative to other longitudinal MTMM modeling approaches are discussed. Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-04-17 /pmc/articles/PMC4029009/ /pubmed/24860515 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00311 Text en Copyright © 2014 Koch, Schultze, Eid and Geiser. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychology Koch, Tobias Schultze, Martin Eid, Michael Geiser, Christian A longitudinal multilevel CFA-MTMM model for interchangeable and structurally different methods |
title | A longitudinal multilevel CFA-MTMM model for interchangeable and structurally different methods |
title_full | A longitudinal multilevel CFA-MTMM model for interchangeable and structurally different methods |
title_fullStr | A longitudinal multilevel CFA-MTMM model for interchangeable and structurally different methods |
title_full_unstemmed | A longitudinal multilevel CFA-MTMM model for interchangeable and structurally different methods |
title_short | A longitudinal multilevel CFA-MTMM model for interchangeable and structurally different methods |
title_sort | longitudinal multilevel cfa-mtmm model for interchangeable and structurally different methods |
topic | Psychology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4029009/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24860515 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00311 |
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