Explaining General and Specific Factors in Longitudinal, Multimethod, and Bifactor Models: Some Caveats and Recommendations

Publikation: Beiträge in ZeitschriftenZeitschriftenaufsätzeTransferbegutachtet

Authors

An increasing number of psychological studies are devoted to the analysis of g-factor structures. One key purpose of applying g-factor models is to identify predictors or potential causes of the general and specific effects. Typically, researchers relate predictor variables directly to the general and specific factors using a classical mimic approach. However, this procedure bears some methodological challenges, which often lead to model misspecification and biased parameter estimates. We propose 2 possible modeling strategies to circumvent these problems: the multiconstruct bifactor and the residual approach. We illustrate both modeling approaches for the application of g-factor models to longitudinal and multitrait-multimethod data. Practical guidelines are provided for choosing an appropriate method in empirical applications, and the implications of this investigation for multimethod and longitudinal research are discussed.
OriginalspracheEnglisch
ZeitschriftPsychological Methods
Jahrgang23
Ausgabenummer3
Seiten (von - bis)505-523
Anzahl der Seiten19
ISSN1082-989X
DOIs
PublikationsstatusErschienen - 09.2018

DOI

Zuletzt angesehen

Publikationen

  1. Swarm Robotics, or: the smartness of 'a bunch of cheap dumb things'
  2. An assessment of the published results of animal relocations
  3. Requirements to modern semantic search engine
  4. Stereotyp
  5. Operation B
  6. Effects of grade retention on achievement and self-concept in science and mathematics
  7. Effect of salinity on growth of mussels, Mytilus edulis, with special reference to Great Belt (Denmark)
  8. The planar Multipole Resonance Probe
  9. Strukturwandel oder Kommunikationsrevolution?
  10. Demographic Transition in Rural Areas: The Relationship between Public Services and Tourism Development
  11. Biodegradability of some antibiotics, elimination of the genotoxicity and affection of wastewater bacteria in a simple test
  12. Transponieren
  13. Weiterentwicklung der Unternehmensberichterstattung
  14. Resisting foundations
  15. Don't be upset! Can cars regulate anger by communication?
  16. Aktionsforschung
  17. Circularity in green chemical products, processes and services
  18. An assessment of The Natural Step theory of sustainability
  19. The ponds of Hattuša -
  20. Microstructure, mechanical and corrosion properties of Mg-Dy-Gd-Zr alloys for medical applications
  21. Evaluation of the toxic effects of four anti-cancer drugs in plant bioassays and its potency for screening in the context of waste water reuse for irrigation
  22. Threshold values in German labor law and job dynamics in small firms
  23. Gesellschaftliche Partizipation an Technisierungsprozessen
  24. Worte zu Landschaft
  25. First record of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis on amphibians in Romania
  26. Die Rentenreform in der Diskussion