First- Versus Second-Order Latent Growth Curve Models: Some Insights From Latent State-Trait Theory

Structural Equation Modeling

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 479-503

  Geiser, Christian ^a   Keller, Brian T ^b   Lockhart, Ginger ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CES D; latent change; latent growth curve models; latent state trait theory; longitudinal modeling; reliability estimation

Indexed keywords

CES-D; LATENT CHANGE; LATENT GROWTH CURVES; LATENT STATE-TRAIT THEORY; RELIABILITY ESTIMATION;

RELIABILITY;

ESTIMATION;

EID: 84880939968     PISSN: 10705511     EISSN: 15328007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10705511.2013.797832     Document Type: Article

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