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Autor*innen: Voelkle, Manuel C.; Brose, Annette; Schmiedek, Florian; Lindenberger, Ulman
Titel: Toward a unified framework for the study of between-person and within-person structures. Building a bridge between two research paradigms
In: Multivariate Behavioral Research, 49 (2014) 3, S. 193-213
DOI: 10.1080/00273171.2014.889593
URN: urn:nbn:de:0111-dipfdocs-178367
URL: http://www.dipfdocs.de/volltexte/2019/17836/pdf/Voelkle_etal_2014_Towards_a_unified_framework_A.pdf
Dokumenttyp: Zeitschriftenbeiträge; Zeitschriftenbeiträge
Sprache: Englisch
Schlagwörter: Angewandte Forschung; Äquivalenz; Aufmerksamkeit; Individuum; Konzeption; Psychologische Forschung; Verhaltenspsychologie; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung
Abstract: The vast majority of empirical research in the behavioral sciences is based on the analysis
of between-person variation. In contrast, much of applied psychology is concerned with
the analysis of variation within individuals. Furthermore, the mechanisms specified by psychological
theories generally operate within, rather than across, individuals. This disconnect
between research practice, applied demands, and psychological theories constitutes a major
threat to the conceptual integrity of the field. Following groundbreaking earlier work, we propose
a conceptual framework that distinguishes within-person (WP) and between-person (BP)
sources of variation in psychological constructs. By simultaneously considering both sources
of variation, it is shown how to identify possible reasons for nonequivalence of BP and WP
structures as well as establishing areas of convergence. For this purpose, we first introduce
the concept of conditional equivalence as a way to study partial structural equivalence of BP
and WP structures in the presence of unconditional nonequivalence. Second, we demonstrate
the construction of likelihood planes to explore the causes of structural nonequivalence. Third,
we examine 4 common causes for unconditional nonequivalence-autoregression, subgroup
differences, linear trends, and cyclic trends-and demonstrate how to account for them. Fourth,
we provide an empirical example on BP and WP differences in attentiveness.
DIPF-Abteilung: Bildung und Entwicklung