Modeling contextual effects in longitudinal studies / edited by Todd D. Little, James A. Bovaird, Noel A. Card.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Little, Todd D.

Bovaird, James A.

Card, Noel A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Longitudinal method--Mathematical models.

Longitudinal method.

Context effects (Psychology)--Mathematical models.

Context effects (Psychology).

Mathematical models.

Physical Description:

viii, 471 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007.

Summary:

Longitudinal data are critical for understanding how individuals change across time. Researchers are faced with a complex task when modeling the contexts in which longitudinal processes unfold. Modeling Contextual Effects in Longitudinal Studies reviews the challenges and alternative approaches to modeling these influences and provides methodologies and data analytic strategies for behavioral and social science researchers.

This accessible guide provides concrete, clear examples of how contextual factors can be included in most research studies. Each chapter can be understood independently, allowing readers to first focus on areas most relevant to their work. The opening chapter demonstrates the various ways contextual factors are represented-as covariates, predictors, outcomes, moderators, mediators, or mediated effects. Succeeding chapters review "best practice" techniques for treating missing data, making model comparisons, and scaling across developmental age ranges. Other chapters focus on specific statistical techniques such as multilevel modeling and multiple-group and multilevel SEM, and how to incorporate tests of mediation, moderation, and moderated mediation. Critical measurement and theoretical issues are discussed, particularly how age can be represented and the ways in which context can be conceptualized. The final chapter provides a compelling call to include contextual factors in theorizing and research. Modeling Contextual Effect in Longitudinal Studies will appeal to researchers and advanced students conducting developmental, social, clinical, or educational research, as well as those in related areas such a psychology and linguistics.

Contents:

1 Modeling Ecological and Contextual Effects in Longitudinal Studies of Human Development / Noel A. Card, Todd D. Little, James A. Bovaird 1

2 Statistical Analysis With Incomplete Data: A Developmental Perspective / Scott M. Hofer, Lesa Hoffman 13

3 Alternatives to Traditional Model Comparison Strategies for Covariance Structure Models / Kristopher J. Preacher, Li Cai, Robert C. MacCallum 33

4 Impact of Measurement Scale in Modeling Developmental Processes and Ecological Factors / Susan E. Embretson 63

5 The Incorporation of Categorical Measurement Models in the Analysis of Individual Growth / Patrick J. Curran, Michael C. Edwards, R. J. Wirth, Andrea M. Hussong, Laurie Chassin 89

6 Representing Contextual Effects in Multiple-Group MACS Models / Todd D. Little, Noel A. Card, David W. Slegers, Emily C. Ledford 121

7 Multilevel Structural Equation Models for Contextual Factors / James A. Bovaird 149

8 Mixed-Effects Regression Models With Heterogeneous Variance: Analyzing Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) Data / Donald Hedeker, Robin J. Mermelstein 183

9 Structural Equation Modeling of Mediation and Moderation With Contextual Factors / Todd D. Little, Noel A. Card, James A. Bovaird, Kristopher J. Preacher, Christian S. Crandall 207

10 Moderating Effects of a Risk Factor: Modeling Longitudinal Moderated Mediation in the Development of Adolescent Heavy Drinking / David B. Flora, Siek Toon Khoo, Laurie Chassin 231

11 Modeling Complex Interactions: Person-Centered and Variable-Centered Approaches / Daniel J. Bauer, Michael J. Shanahan 255

12 Accounting for Statistical Dependency in Longitudinal Data on Dyads / Niall Bolger, Patrick E. Shrout 285

13 Coupled Dynamics and Mutually Adaptive Context / Steven M. Boker, Jean-Phillipe Laurenceau 299

14 Modeling Intraindividual and Intracontextual Change: Rendering Developmental Contextualism Operational / Nilam Ram, John R Nesselroade 325

15 The Shape of Things to Come: Diagnosing Social Contagion From Adolescent Smoking and Drinking Curves / Joseph Lee Rodgers 343

16 A Dynamic Structural Analysis of the Impacts of Context on Shifts in Lifespan Cognitive Development / Kevin J. Grimm, John J. McArdle 363

17 Intrauterine Environment Affects Infant and Child Outcomes: Environment as Direct Effect / Keith F. Widaman 387

18 Conceptualizing and Measuring the Context Within Person [Left Arrow][Right Arrow] Context Models of Human Development: Implications for Theory, Research and Application / Helena Jelicic, Christina Theokas, Erin Phelps, Richard M. Lerner 437.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0805850198

9780805850192

0805862072

9780805862072

OCLC:

132691007