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	การทดสอบโมเดลตามยาว	การวิจัยเชิงยืนยันตามแนวแกนเวลา
สาขาวิชา	การออกแบบการวิจัย	การออกแบบการวิจัย
ตระกูล	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
ปีกำเนิด	1970s–1990s (SEM foundations by Joreskog 1970; longitudinal SEM elaborated through 1990s–2000s)	1970s onward; consolidated in SEM literature from 1990s
ผู้ริเริ่ม	Synthesized from longitudinal panel design and SEM tradition (Joreskog, Bollen, Singer & Willett)	Synthesized from longitudinal design traditions (e.g., Baltes & Nesselroade, 1979) and confirmatory analytic frameworks (Joreskog, 1969)
ประเภท	Quantitative, confirmatory, longitudinal design	Quantitative research design
แหล่งต้นตำรับ	Singer, J. D., & Willett, J. B. (2003). Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis: Modeling Change and Event Occurrence. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 978-0195152968	Singer, J. D., & Willett, J. B. (2003). Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis: Modeling Change and Event Occurrence. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 978-0195152968
ชื่อเรียกอื่น	longitudinal confirmatory modeling, longitudinal SEM, panel model testing, longitudinal structural modeling	longitudinal confirmatory study, confirmatory longitudinal design, longitudinal hypothesis-testing design, longitudinal CFA design
ที่เกี่ยวข้อง	6	5
สรุป	Longitudinal model testing research combines repeated measurement across time with formal, a priori structural modeling to confirm or disconfirm hypothesized relationships among constructs. Rather than simply describing change, it tests whether a pre-specified theoretical model — typically a structural equation model or growth model — fits observed data collected at two or more time points. This design supports causal inference more convincingly than cross-sectional approaches by capturing temporal ordering of variables.	Longitudinal confirmatory research combines the temporal depth of longitudinal design with the hypothesis-driven logic of confirmatory analysis. The researcher specifies a priori hypotheses or structural models about how variables change or remain stable over time, then tests those predictions against data collected at two or more time points. It is the design of choice when theory is mature enough to make specific predictions about developmental, causal, or stability processes.