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ArticleDevelopmental cognitive neuroscience2023

The Hitchhiker's guide to longitudinal models: A primer on model selection for repeated-measures methods.

Ethan M McCormick, Michelle L Byrne, John C Flournoy, Kathryn L Mills, Jennifer H Pfeifer

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Article in Developmental cognitive neuroscience, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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20 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Ethan M McCormickMethodology & Statistics Department, Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands; Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, United States; Cognitive Neuroscience Department, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands. Electronic address: e.m.mccormick@fsw.leidenuniv.nl.
Michelle L ByrneTurner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia; Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, Eugene, United States.
John C FlournoyDepartment of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States.
Kathryn L MillsDepartment of Psychology, University of Oregon, Eugene, United States.
Jennifer H PfeiferDepartment of Psychology, University of Oregon, Eugene, United States.
University of Oregon · USHarvard University Press · USUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

Modeling Developmental Change in the ABCD Study: Longitudinal Analyses for Clinical OutcomesR25MH125545 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF OREGON · PI MILLS, KATHRYN L · 2020 to 2020
$122k
NIMH NIH HHS R25 MH125545
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Longitudinal data are becoming increasingly available in developmental neuroimaging. To maximize the promise of this wealth of information on how biology, behavior, and cognition change over time, there is a need to incorporate broad and rigorous training in longitudinal methods into the repertoire of developmental neuroscientists. Fortunately, these models have an incredibly rich tradition in the broader developmental sciences that we can draw from. Here, we provide a primer on longitudinal models, written in a beginner-friendly (and slightly irreverent) manner, with a particular focus on selecting among different modeling frameworks (e.g., multilevel versus latent curve models) to build the theoretical model of development a researcher wishes to test. Our aims are three-fold: (1) lay out a heuristic framework for longitudinal model selection, (2) build a repository of references that ground each model in its tradition of methodological development and practical implementation with a focus on connecting researchers to resources outside traditional neuroimaging journals, and (3) provide practical resources in the form of a codebook companion demonstrating how to fit these models. These resources together aim to enhance training for the next generation of developmental neuroscientists by providing a solid foundation for future forays into advanced modeling applications.

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CovariatesDistal outcomesLongitudinal modelsMixed-effects modelsNonlinear trajectoriesStructural equation models

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PMID37536082
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