A Multimethod Latent State-Trait Model for Structurally Different and Interchangeable Methods

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Authors

  • Tobias Koch
  • Martin Schultze
  • Jana Holtmann
  • Christian Geiser
  • Michael Eid
A new multiple indicator multilevel latent state-trait (LST) model for the analysis of multitrait–multimethod–multioccasion (MTMM-MO) data is proposed. The LST-COM model combines current CFA-MTMM modeling approaches of interchangeable and structurally different methods and LST modeling approaches. The model enables researchers to specify construct and method factors on the level of time-stable (trait) as well as time-variable (occasion-specific) latent variables and analyze the convergent and discriminant validity among different rater groups across time. The statistical performance of the model is scrutinized by a simulation study and guidelines for empirical applications are provided.
Original languageEnglish
JournalPsychometrika
Volume82
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)17-47
Number of pages31
ISSN0033-3123
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01.03.2017

    Research areas

  • Economics, empirical/statistics - CFA-MTMM, interchangeable methods, latent state-trait (LST) theory, multilevel structural equation modeling, structurally different methods