Advances in Longitudinal Methods in the Social and Behavioral Sciences

Jeffrey R. Harring and Gregory R. Hancock are at University of Maryland, USA.

• Foreword.Preface.Acknowledgments.Part I. Modeling Longitudinal Data: Examining Facets of Change or Variability.Chapter 1. A Template for Describing Individual Differences in Longitudinal Data, with Application to the Connection Between Learning and Ability; Robert Cudeck and Casey L. Codd.Chapter 2. On Interpretable Reparameterizations of Linear and Nonlinear Latent Growth Curve Models; Kristopher J. Preacher and Gregory R. Hancock.Chapter 3. Mood Changes Associated with Smoking in Adolescents: An Application of a Mixed-Effects Location Scale Model for Longitudinal Ecological Momentary Assessment Data; Donald Hedeker and Robin J. Mermelstein.Chapter 4. Tethering Theory to Method: Using Measures of Intraindividual Variability to Operationalize Individuals' Dynamic Characteristics; Nilam Ram, David Conroy, Aaron Pincus, Amanda Hyde, and Lauren Molloy.Chapter 5. Dynamic Systems Analysis of Affective Processes in Dyadic Interactions Using Differential Equations; Emilio Ferrer and Joel Steele.Part II. Drawing Valid Inferences: Longitudinal Design Considerations and Model Assumptions.Chapter 6. Sensitivity Analysis of Mixed-Effects Models When Longitudinal Data Are Incomplete; Shelley A. Blozis.Chapter 7. Finite Mixtures of Nonlinear Mixed-Effects Models; Jeffrey R. Harring.Chapter 8. Growth Mixture Modeling and Causal Inference; Booil Jo.Part III. The Role of Measurement in Modeling Within-Subject and Between Subject Effects.Chapter 9. Disaggregating Within-Person and Between-Person Effects in Multilevel and Structural Equation Growth Models; Patrick J. Curran, Taehun Lee, Andrea L. Howard, Stephanie Lane, and Robert MacCallum.Chapter 10. Considering Alternative Metrics of Time: Does Anybody Really Know What Time Is? Lesa Hoffman.Chapter 11. Valid Measurement Without Factorial Invariance: A Longitudinal Example; Michael C. Edwards and Robert J. Wirth.Chapter 12. The Discrimination-Sensoring Paradox in Item Response Growth Models; Jennifer Koran.About the Contributors.