Modeling Contextual Effects in Longitudinal Studies

This volume reviews the various approaches to modeling how individuals change across time and provides methodologies and data analytic strategies for behavioral and social science researchers. This accessible guide provides concrete examples of how contextual factors can be included in research studies. The opening chapter demonstrates the various ways contextual factors are represented-as covariates, predictors, outcomes, moderators, mediators, or...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805850198
• ISBN13: 9780805850192
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.1"