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Using simple and complex growth models to articulate developmental change: Matching theory to method

Nilam Ram

Pennsylvania State University, USA, nilam.ram{at}psu.edu

Kevin Grimm

University of Virginia, USA

Growth curve modeling has become a mainstay in the study of development. In this article we review some of the flexibility provided by this technique for describing and testing hypotheses about: (1) intraindividual change across multiple occasions of measurement, and (2) interindividual differences in intraindividual change. Through empirical example we demonstrate how linear, quadratic, latent basis, exponential, and multiphase versions of the model can be specified using commonly available SEM/multilevel modeling software and illustrate and discuss how results are obtained and interpreted. Particularly, we underscore the "developmental theory" articulated by each model.

Key Words: developmental change • growth curve modeling • intraindividual change

International Journal of Behavioral Development, Vol. 31, No. 4, 303-316 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0165025407077751
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