Deviations from the convergence assumption produce unreliable cross-lagged findings in school motivation research¶

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q1 i? The review argues that deviations from the assumption of homogeneous student growth trajectories produce unreliable findings by confounding between- and within-person processes of change. → Fernando Núñez-Regueiro 2021

Evidence¶

Fernando Núñez-Regueiro 2021¶

Fernando Núñez-Regueiro, Jacques Juhel, Pascal Bressoux, Cécile Nurra. (2021). Identifying Reciprocities in School Motivation Research: A Review of Issues and Solutions Associated With Cross-Lagged Effects Models. Journal of Educational Psychology, 114 (5), pp.945-965. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000700

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This is the review's analytical/methodological argument: it explains that deviations from the convergence assumption "produce unreliable findings by confounding between- and within-person processes of change", undermining conclusions drawn from conventional cross-lagged models.

"The present review explains why deviations from this assumption produce unreliable findings by confounding between- and within-person processes of change."

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