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To outline practical and conceptual guidelines for applying structural equation modeling to mediational processes in longitudinal designs while addressing common methodological misconceptions.

November 1, 2003Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Testing Mediational Models With Longitudinal Data: Questions and Tips in the Use of Structural Equation Modeling.

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DCDavid A. ColeVanderbilt University SMScott E. MaxwellUniversity of Notre Dame

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Methodological framework reveals best practices for structural equation modeling in longitudinal mediation, highlighting five sequential steps to evaluate causal processes accurately.

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To outline practical and conceptual guidelines for applying structural equation modeling to mediational processes in longitudinal designs while addressing common methodological misconceptions.
Analyzed common theoretical and analytical errors that emerge when shifting mediation analyses from cross-sectional to longitudinal frameworks.
Developed a systematic structural equation modeling (SEM) approach organized into five sequential procedural steps.
Demonstrated that longitudinal designs substantially strengthen causal inferences compared to cross-sectional studies but introduce risks related to unverified stationarity and omitted paths.
Established a 5-step methodological protocol: validating the measurement model, testing for added components, assessing omitted paths, verifying the stationarity assumption, and estimating mediational effects.

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Cole et al. (2003) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d72c59a98988943d563cfc https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-843x.112.4.558

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Methodological framework reveals best practices for structural equation modeling in longitudinal mediation, highlighting five sequential steps to evaluate causal processes accurately.

Testing Mediational Models With Longitudinal Data: Questions and Tips in the Use of Structural Equation Modeling.

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