Effectiveness of the deterministic and stochastic bivariate latent change score models for longitudinal research

The Bivariate Latent Change Score (BLCS) model is a popular framework for the study of dynamics in longitudinal research. Despite its popularity, there is little evidence of the ability of this model to recover latent dynamics when the latent trajectories are affected by stochastic innovations (i.e....

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Autores: Cáncer, Pablo F., Estrada Alonso, Eduardo
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repositorio:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/712435
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10486/712435
https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10705511.2022.2161906
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:latent change score model
longitudinal data analysis
stochastic dynamical systems
stochastic innovations
structural equation models
Psicología
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Resumo:The Bivariate Latent Change Score (BLCS) model is a popular framework for the study of dynamics in longitudinal research. Despite its popularity, there is little evidence of the ability of this model to recover latent dynamics when the latent trajectories are affected by stochastic innovations (i.e., dynamic error). The deterministic specification of the BLCS model does not account for the effect of these innovations in the system. In contrast, the stochastic specification of the BLCS model includes parameters that capture the effect of such innovations at the latent level. Through Monte Carlo simulation, we generated two developmental processes and examined the recovery of the parameters in the deterministic and stochastic BLCS models under a broad range of empirically relevant conditions. Based on our findings, we provide specific guidelines and recommendations for the application of BLCS models in developmental research