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Longitudinal Discriminant Validity

Longitudinal discriminant validity tests whether a psychological construct measured at two or more time points is empirically distinct across occasions — ensuring that the same construct does not collapse into a single undifferentiated mass over time. It is a prerequisite for meaningful change modeling in panel and longitudinal research.

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Longitudinal Discriminant Validity
Taxonomic method record · latent-structure / psychometrics
  • Cole, D. A. & Maxwell, S. E. (1993). Testing mediational models with longitudinal data: Questions and tips in the use of structural equation modeling. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 112(4), 558–577. · DOI 10.1037/0021-843X.112.4.558
  • Vandenberg, R. J. & Lance, C. E. (2000). A review and synthesis of the measurement invariance literature: Suggestions, practices, and recommendations for organizational research. Organizational Research Methods, 3(1), 4–70. · DOI 10.1177/109442810031002
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Taxonomic bucketConfirmatory factor analysismachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketConvergent Validitymachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyMeasurement Invariancemachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.See alsoStructural Equation Modelingmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.

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