Longitudinal modeling of developmental processes
Abstract
Methods for analyzing longitudinal developmental data have increased in terms of quantity and complexity in the last few decades. In this article, we describe the advantages of longitudinal data, review the use of longitudinal data in current developmental research, and then preview the articles in this Special Issue. A survey of recently published literature indicates that longitudinal data are commonly used (due to several advantages over concurrent data) across domains of developmental research and vary tremendously in terms of time spans studied, the number and structure of data points, and the analytic strategies used. The articles included in this Special Issue reflect the diversity in usage within developmental research and provide didactic presentations of advanced methods of analyzing longitudinal data to answer important developmental questions.
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Short-term improvements in theory of mind performance from exposure to fiction may not be linked with ongoing development in theory of mind.
“Indeed, while exposure to fi ction may lead to short-term improvements in ToM performance, it may not be linked with ongoing development in ToM (e.g., Card & Little, 2007).”
From Longitudinal development of theory of mind in adolescence and its associations with fiction reading experience. (2025) · cites this paper as Card & Little, 2007
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Card, N. A., Stucky, B. D., Sawalani, G. M., & Little, T. D. (2008) · Child Development · doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.2008.01184.x · Cited by 1,917 · see citing works
Self-citationvan der Kleij, S. W., Devine, R. T., Shapiro, L. R., Ricketts, J., & Apperly, I. (2025) · Developmental Psychology · doi:10.1037/dev0001965 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
- Authors
- Card, N. A., & Little, T. D.
- Affiliations
- University of Arizona (US)
- University of Kansas (US)
- Corresponding author
- Card, Noel A.
- Venue
- International Journal of Behavioral Development
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2007-07
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 297-302
- ISSN
- 0165-0254 (ISSN-L)
- 1464-0651
- OpenAlex
- W2152638164
- Cited by
- 40
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 7 · 2014: 2 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 2.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Behavioral Development (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Mental Health Research Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Keywords
- longitudinal data, developmental processes, longitudinal analysis, developmental research methods, time span, data structures, analytical strategies
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