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STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING-A MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL
Volume 29, Issue 6, Pages 888-907Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/10705511.2022.2065278
Keywords
Causal inference; cross-lagged effect; cross-lagged panel model; longitudinal data; random intercept cross-lagged panel model
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This article compares different approaches for estimating cross-lagged effects with a cross-lagged panel design under a causal inference perspective. The results indicate that the cross-lagged panel model provides biased estimates of the cross-lagged effect in the presence of unmeasured confounding. Similarly, the latent variable-type approaches strongly depend on specific parametric assumptions and produce biased estimates under different data-generating scenarios. The findings highlight the importance of controlling for confounding factors and considering the applicability of parametric assumptions in estimating cross-lagged effects.
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 that rely on no unmeasured confounding (i.e., observed covariates are sufficient to remove confounding) and latent variable-type models (e.g., random intercept cross-lagged panel model) that use parametric assumptions to adjust for unmeasured time-invariant confounding by including additional latent variables. Simulation studies confirm that the cross-lagged panel model provides biased estimates of the cross-lagged effect in the presence of unmeasured confounding. However, the simulations also show that the latent variable-type approaches strongly depend on the specific parametric assumptions, and produce biased estimates under different data-generating scenarios. Finally, we discuss the role of the longitudinal design and the limitations of assessing model fit for estimating cross-lagged effects.
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