Why the cross-lagged panel model is almost never the right choice

RE Lucas - Advances in Methods and Practices in …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The cross-lagged panel model (CLPM) is a widely used technique for examining reciprocal
causal effects using longitudinal data. Critics of the CLPM have noted that by failing to …

A comparison of different approaches for estimating cross-lagged effects from a causal inference perspective

O Lüdtke, A Robitzsch - Structural Equation Modeling: A …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This article compares different approaches for estimating cross-lagged effects with a cross-
lagged panel design under a causal inference perspective. We distinguish between models …

These are not the effects you are looking for: causality and the within-/between-persons distinction in longitudinal data analysis

JM Rohrer, K Murayama - Advances in methods and …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
In psychological science, researchers often pay particular attention to the distinction
between within-and between-persons relationships in longitudinal data analysis. Here, we …

Thinking clearly about time-invariant confounders in cross-lagged panel models: A guide for choosing a statistical model from a causal inference perspective.

K Murayama, T Gfrörer - Psychological Methods, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
Many statistical models have been proposed to examine reciprocal cross-lagged causal
effects from panel data. The present article aims to clarify how these various statistical …

Social isolation, physical activity, and subsequent changes in cognition among middle-and older-aged adults: Results from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

S Hopper, AV Wister, TD Cosco… - Psychosomatic Medicine, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objective The objectives of this study are to: 1) evaluate associations between social
isolation and change in cognition over a three-year period, and 2) evaluate whether physical …

[PDF][PDF] Thinking clearly about time-invariant confounders in cross-lagged panel models: A guide for model choice from causal inference perspective

K Murayama, T Gfrörer - 2022 - osf.io
Many models have been proposed to examine the reciprocal cross-lagged causal effects
from panel data. The purpose of the current article is to clarify how these various models …

Family Functioning, Identity Commitments, and School Value among Ethnic Minority and Ethnic Majority Adolescents

S Mastrotheodoros, J Hillekens, M Miklikowska… - Journal of Youth and …, 2024 - Springer
Ethnic minority youth show worse school adjustment than their ethnic majority peers. Yet, it
remains unclear whether this gap can be explained by differences in family functioning and …

Fitting Cross-Lagged Panel Models with the Residual Structural Equations Approach

MC Tseng - Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study simplifies the seven different cross-lagged panel models (CLPMs) by using the
RSEM model for both inter-individual and intra-individual structures. In addition, the study …

On the robustness of reciprocal associations between personality and religiosity in a German sample

RE Lucas, JM Rohrer - Journal of Personality, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Entringer et al. used longitudinal data from a German panel study to examine
reciprocal causal effects between personality and religiosity, along with cultural moderators …

[PDF][PDF] Detecting Spurious Effects in Cross-Lagged Panel Models: Triangulation is Not a Valid Test

RE Lucas, R Weidmann, MJ Brandt - files.osf.io
The cross-lagged panel model (CLPM) is an analytic technique used to examine the
reciprocal causal effects of two or more variables assessed on two or more occasions …