A Latent Gaussian process model for analysing intensive longitudinal data

DOI10.1111/BMSP.12180MaRDI QIDQ6125825zbMATH OpenWikidataFDO

Authors Yunxiao Chen, Siliang Zhang

Publication date 12 April 2024

Published in British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1906.06095

zbMATH Keywords

ecological momentary assessmentGaussian processintensive longitudinal datalatent curve analysisstructural equation modellingtime-varying latent trait

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of statistics to psychology (62P15)

Abstract: Intensive longitudinal studies are becoming progressively more prevalent across many social science areas, especially in psychology. New technologies like smart-phones, fitness trackers, and the Internet of Things make it much easier than in the past for data collection in intensive longitudinal studies, providing an opportunity to look deep into the underlying characteristics of individuals under a high temporal resolution. In this paper, we introduce a new modeling framework for latent curve analysis that is more suitable for the analysis of intensive longitudinal data than existing latent curve models. Specifically, through the modeling of an individual-specific continuous-time latent process, some unique features of intensive longitudinal data are better captured, including intensive measurements in time and unequally spaced time points of observations. Technically, the continuous-time latent process is modeled by a Gaussian process model. This model can be regarded as a semi-parametric extension of the classical latent curve models and falls under the framework of structural equation modeling. Procedures for parameter estimation and statistical inference are provided under an empirical Bayes framework and evaluated by simulation studies. We illustrate the use of the proposed model through the analysis of an ecological momentary assessment dataset.

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