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Mediation Models for Longitudinal Data in Developmental Research
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Mediation models are used to describe the mechanism(s) by which one variable influences another. These models can be useful in developmental research to explicate the relationship between variables, developmental processes, or combinations of variables and processes. In this article we describe aspects of mediation effects specific to developmental research. We focus on three central issues in longitudinal mediation models: the theory of change for variables in the model, the role of time in the model, and the types of indirect effects in the model. We use these themes as we describe three different models for examining mediation in longitudinal data.
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“This type of analysis is recommended for repeated measurements and multiple mediators, because they allow for a more dynamic approach to mediation, by assessing changes in multiple variables and their interrelations over time [103–105].”
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- Authors
- Selig, J. P., & Preacher, K. J.
- Affiliations
- University of Kansas (US)
- Corresponding author
- Selig, James P.
- Venue
- Research in Human Development
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2009-06-01
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 2-3
- Pages
- 144-164
- ISSN
- 1542-7609 (ISSN-L)
- 1542-7617
- OpenAlex
- W2112284812
- Cited by
- 804
- References
- 41
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- FWCI
- 9.71
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Research in Human Development (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Keywords
- mediation model, longitudinal data, developmental research, theory of change, indirect effects, developmental processes, mediation analysis
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