Modelling individual trajectories over time

Modelling individual trajectories over time is one of the most interesting and revealing techniques that can be applied to longitudinal data. It can provide information about the general pattern of people’s behaviour and attitudes, as well as each person’s individual trajectory over time. This can then be incorporated into structural equation models to better understand the extent to which a variety of antecendents translate into steeper increases or decreases of a behaviour over time.

Day 5 covers latent growth curve models (linear, quadratic and piecewise) and further builds on these models to show how to answer research questions that pertain to the development and mutual relationship between 2 (or multiple) psychological constructs, as well as questions about predictors and outcomes of individual trajectories.

Schedule:

• Session 1: Introduction to latent growth curve models
• Session 2: The trajectory shape
• Session 3: Dual growth models and Growth models with covariates
• Session 4: Recap and Quiz