scholarly journals Beyond the Cross-Lagged Panel Model: Next-Generation Statistical Tools for Analyzing Interdependencies Across the Life Course

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcus Mund ◽  
Steffen Nestler
Keyword(s):  
Life Course ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Change Score ◽  
Latent Trajectory ◽  
Panel Model ◽  
Random Intercept ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Individual Variables ◽  
Score Model ◽  
The Life Course

For decades, researchers have employed the Cross-Lagged Panel Model (CLPM) to analyze the interactions and interdependencies of a wide variety of inner- or supra-individual variables across the life course. However, in the last years the CLPM has been criticized for its underlying assumptions and several alternative models have been proposed that allow to relax these assumptions. With the Random-Intercept CLPM, the Autoregressive Latent Trajectory Model with Structured Residuals, and the Dual Change Score Model, we describe three of the most prominent alternatives to the CLPM and provide an impression about how to interpret the results obtained with these models. To this end, we illustrate the use of the presented models with an empirical example on the interplay between self-esteem and relationship satisfaction. We provide R and Mplus scripts that might help life course researchers to use these novel and powerful alternatives to the CLPM in their own research.

scholarly journals The Longitudinal Association between Self–Esteem and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents: Separating Between–Person Effects from Within–Person Effects

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 653-671 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Masselink ◽  
E. Van Roekel ◽  
B.L. Hankin ◽  
L. Keijsers ◽  
G.M.A. Lodder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Other ◽  
Personality Psychology ◽  
Random Intercept ◽  
Vulnerability Model ◽  
Longitudinal Association ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
Age Range

Many longitudinal studies have investigated whether self–esteem predicts depressive symptoms (vulnerability model) or the other way around (scar model) in adolescents. The most common method of analysis has been the cross–lagged panel model (CLPM). The CLPM does not separate between–person effects from within–person effects, making it unclear whether the results from previous studies actually reflect the within–person effects or whether they reflect differences between people. We investigated the associations between self–esteem and depressive symptoms at the within–person level, using random intercept cross–lagged panel models (RI–CLPMs). To get an impression of the magnitude of possible differences between the RI–CLPM and the CLPM, we compared the results of both models. We used data from three longitudinal adolescent samples (age range: 7–18 years; study 1: N = 1948; study 2: N = 1455; study 3: N = 316). Intervals between the measurements were 1–1.5 years. Single–paper meta–analyses showed support for small within–person associations from self–esteem to depressive symptoms, but not the other way around, thus only providing some support for the vulnerability model. The cross–lagged associations in the aggregated RI–CLPM and CLPM showed similar effect sizes. Overall, our results show that over 1– to 1.5–year time intervals, low self–esteem may negatively influence depressive symptoms over time within adolescents, but only weakly so. © 2018 The Authors. European Journal of Personality published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of European Association of Personality Psychology

scholarly journals Puzzling Social Protection across Several Countries: Opportunistic Strategy or Risky Compensation?

2021 ◽  
pp. 177-196
Author(s):  
Polina Palash ◽  
Virginie Baby-Collin
Keyword(s):  
Life Course ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Transnational Families ◽  
Matched Sample ◽  
Spatial Perspective ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
The Cross ◽  
The Life Course

AbstractIn a context of increasing mobility, the management of social protection issues from below may encompass several countries. The limited studies on this topic mainly frame migrants’ use of an extended transnational social-protection space as an opportunistic strategy aimed at increasing resources. This chapter analyses the cross-border arrangements of dual Ecuadorian-Spanish citizens coping with the recurrent crisis, adopting a socio-spatial perspective of circulation over the life course. Our findings show that families flexibly adapt to such destabilisations through a mechanism of diffuse circulation of support as compensation practices implying a risky accumulation of constraints and vulnerability. This contrasts with the framings on migrants’ opportunistic and strategic use of social-protection resources and with ‘the welfare magnet’ or ‘welfare tourism’ assumptions. The study draws on fieldwork among 36 transnational families investigated through a multi-sited ethnography in Spain, England and Ecuador in 2015–2016, with a partially matched sample.

Stability and Change in Motherhood Status and Fertility Problem Identification: Implications for Changes in Self-Esteem

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (9) ◽  
pp. 1674-1695
Author(s):  
Arthur L. Greil ◽  
Julia McQuillan ◽  
Elizabeth Richardson ◽  
Michele H. Lowry ◽  
Kathleen S. Slauson-Blevins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Change Score ◽  
Life Course Perspective ◽  
Stability And Change ◽  
Fertility Problem ◽  
Score Analysis ◽  
Theory Of Conjunctural Action ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
The Life Course

Because motherhood is a valued status, the life course perspective and the theory of conjunctural action suggest the following hypotheses: for women in the United States, gaining the valued identity “mother” should lead to an increase in self-esteem, while identification with a fertility problem identity should lead to a decrease in self-esteem. Using the nationally representative two-wave National Survey of Fertility Barriers (NSFB), we conducted change-score analysis with chained multiple imputation (MICE) to model attrition. We compared changes in self-esteem by change and stability in motherhood and self-identified fertility problem status among women who initially had no children. Results provide support for the hypotheses. All but one group—those who no longer identified a problem and who had a baby—had declines in self-esteem. Women who persisted with a fertility problem identity and did not have a baby had the steepest decline in self-esteem.

Longitudinal Links Between Self-Esteem and the Importance of Self-Direction Values During Adolescence

2021 ◽  
pp. 089020702110409
Author(s):  
Ella Daniel ◽  
Maya Benish Weisman ◽  
Ariel Knafo-Noam ◽  
Anat Bardi
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Longitudinal Studies ◽  
Opposite Direction ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Partial Support ◽  
Panel Model ◽  
Random Intercept ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
Longitudinal Associations

Self-direction values (e.g., independence, curiosity) are among the most important values to people worldwide. However, it is not clear what encourages their development. We propose that self-esteem may be associated with the development of self-direction values because feelings of self-worth provide the confidence needed for independent pursuit. As both independence and self-esteem develop during adolescence, we examined longitudinal associations between self-direction values and self-esteem in adolescents. Study 1 ( NT1 = 527, 55.6% girls, Mage = 16.24, SD = .71, NT2 = 198) included two annual waves of data collection. Study 2 ( Noverall = 486, 55.6% girls, initial Mage = 13.76, SD = .51, NT1 = 418, NT2 = 420, NT3 = 426, NT4 = 387) included four annual waves. In the studies, a cross-lagged panel model and a random-intercept cross-lagged panel model showed that adolescents who feel worthy are more likely to experience an increase in the importance of values of independent thoughts and actions relative to other values. Partial support was found for the opposite direction of association. The results were replicated across longitudinal studies of varying duration and across measures. We discuss the results in light of theories of self-esteem, values, and specifically the development of self-direction values.

scholarly journals The Life-course Approach in Assessment of Dental Health: A Cross Sectional Study among Finnish and Turkish Pre-adolescents

2008 ◽  
Vol 02 (03) ◽  
pp. 153-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayse Basak Cinar ◽  
Heikki Murtomaa ◽  
Battsetseg Tseveenjav
Keyword(s):  
Life Course ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Body Height ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Caries Experience ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Life Course Approach ◽  
The Life Course

ABSTRACTObjectives: Interest is growing on conceptualizing dental disease aetiology under the life-course approach. The aim of this study was to assess the association of dental caries experience with the major components of life-course approach, health- and behavioral capital, among Turkish and Finnish pre-adolescents, with different family-related characteristics, as this association has not been explored yet.Methods: A cross-sectional study of Finnish (n=338) and Turkish (n=611) pre-adolescents was undertaken with questionnaires and oral health data.Results: Turkish pre-adolescents, more dentally diseased (84%) than the Finnish (33%) (P<.01), had lower means of health (body height-weight) and behavioural (self-esteem, tooth-brushing self-efficacy) capital, (P<.01). Finnish pre-adolescents were less likely to live in two-parent families (P=.001) and spent less time with their mothers (P<.05). Turkish pre-adolescents with high levels of self-esteem were more likely to spend time with their mothers and less likely to live in families with three or more children (28%) than were their counterparts with low levels of self-esteem (41%). Such associations were not evident among Finnish pre-adolescents (P>.05). Health capital, in terms of body height, and family-related characteristics in differing patterns, contributed to DMFT, in common, among Turkish and Finnish pre-adolescents. Self-esteem, behavioural capital was explanatory variable for DMFT only for the Turks.Conclusions: Dental health of pre-adolescents was associated with health- and behavioural capital in different pathways under the influence of family-related characteristics. The cooperation of paediatricians and dentists is vital in assessment of general and dental health in a holistic context throughout the life-course, to enhance the well-being of pre-adolescents. (Eur J Dent 2008;2:153-160)

scholarly journals Accounting for Time-Varying Inter-Individual Differences of Trajectories when Assessing Cross-Lagged Models

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Scott
Keyword(s):  
Bayes Factor ◽  
Time Varying ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Latent Growth ◽  
Latent Growth Curve Model ◽  
Latent Trajectory ◽  
Panel Model ◽  
Random Intercept ◽  
True Model ◽  
Curve Model

This paper explores relationships amongst cross-lagged models allowing trajectories to be freely estimated, some accounting for time-varying differences amongst individuals (Autoregressive Latent Trajectory (ALT), General Cross-lagged Model (GCLM), and Latent Growth Curve Model with Structured Residuals and Unspecified Growth Trajectory (LGCM-SR-UGT)) and some not (Cross-lagged Panel Model (CLPM), Random Intercept Cross-lagged Panel Model (RI-CLPM), and Mean Stationary GCLM). An applied example using LSAY data demonstrates these models. Simulations examine (1) fit indices assessing “good” fit and Bayes Factor for model selection; (2) consequences of ignoring variability in trajectories on cross-lagged estimates. Findings were (1) RMSEA discerned “good” fit and Bayes Factor tended to select models closely related to true model over less related models; (2) various patterns of bias in path estimates and standard errors are found, in particular, causal dominance in conjunction with time-variant between-person variance and covariance were notably influential on bias in path estimates.

scholarly journals Self-Esteem Development Across the Lifespan

2005 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 158-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard W. Robins ◽  
Kali H. Trzesniewski
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Rank Order ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Mediating Mechanisms ◽  
Type Of Stability ◽  
The Life Course

After decades of debate, a consensus is emerging about the way self-esteem develops across the lifespan. On average, self-esteem is relatively high in childhood, drops during adolescence (particularly for girls), rises gradually throughout adulthood, and then declines sharply in old age. Despite these general age differences, individuals tend to maintain their ordering relative to one another: Individuals who have relatively high self-esteem at one point in time tend to have relatively high self-esteem years later. This type of stability (i.e., rank-order stability) is somewhat lower during childhood and old age than during adulthood, but the overall level of stability is comparable to that found for other personality characteristics. Directions for further research include (a) replication of the basic trajectory using more sophisticated longitudinal designs, (b) identification of the mediating mechanisms underlying self-esteem change, (c) the development of an integrative theoretical model of the life-course trajectory of self-esteem.

Conditions and Consequences of Unequal Educational Opportunities in the Life Course: Results from the Cross-National Comparative eduLIFE Project

2019 ◽  
Vol 71 (S1) ◽  
pp. 399-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans-Peter Blossfeld ◽  
Nevena Kulic ◽  
Jan Skopek ◽  
Moris Triventi ◽  
Elina Kilpi-Jakonen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Course ◽  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
The Cross ◽  
The Life Course ◽  
Cross National
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