Differences in causal estimates from longitudinal analyses of residualized versus simple gain scores: Contrasting controls for selection and regression artifacts

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 180-189

  Larzelere, Robert E ^a   Ferrer, Emilio ^b   Kuhn, Brett R ^c   Danelia, Ketevan ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antisocial behavior; Causal inference; Growth curve analysis; Longitudinal analyses; Selection bias; Structural equation modelling

Indexed keywords

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; HOSTILITY; HYPERACTIVITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PUNISHMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77951046932     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025409351386     Document Type: Article

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