Preliminary Detection of Relations Among Dynamic Processes With Two-Occasion Data

TitlePreliminary Detection of Relations Among Dynamic Processes With Two-Occasion Data
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsHenk, CM, Castro-Schilo, L
JournalStructural Equation Modeling
Volume23
Issue2
Pagination180-193
KeywordsMethodology
Abstract

Most novel analytic methods for longitudinal data are applicable to studies spanning three time-points of data at a minimum, whereas methods for two-occasion data have garnered comparatively little attention. Here, we address this limitation by introducing the two-wave latent change score (2W-LCS) model, a technique appropriate for preliminary detection of relations among dynamic processes with two-occasion data. The 2W-LCS model is well suited for the investigation of hypotheses in which changes in a construct are posited as predictors of changes in another construct. In an empirical illustration using data of elderly Hispanics from the Health and Retirement Study, we demonstrate how the 2W-LCS model provides the best match to theories rooted in changes, and highlight the advantages of this approach over other modeling alternatives (i.e., Little, Preacher, Selig, and Card, 2007; Selig and Preacher, 2009). 2015, Routledge. All rights reserved.

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Export Date: 9 September 2015 Article in Press

URLhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84939133366andpartnerID=40andmd5=1d363cc0f73ccff4fa0eda079882d1f0
DOI10.1080/10705511.2015.1030022
Endnote Keywords

change scores/difference scores/latent change score model/latent change score model/two-occasion data

Endnote ID

999999

Citation Key8402