Nonlinear Growth Curves in Developmental Research

Autor/inn/en	Grimm, Kevin J.; Ram, Nilam; Hamagami, Fumiaki
Titel	Nonlinear Growth Curves in Developmental Research
Quelle	In: Child Development, 82 (2011) 5, S.1357-1371 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-3920
DOI	10.1111/j.1467-8624.2011.01630.x
Schlagwörter	Child Development; Research; Models; Body Height; Change + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kindesentwicklung; Forschung; Analogiemodell; Körpergröße; Wandel
Abstract	Developmentalists are often interested in understanding change processes, and growth models are the most common analytic tool for examining such processes. Nonlinear growth curves are especially valuable to developmentalists because the defining characteristics of the growth process such as initial levels, rates of change during growth spurts, and asymptotic levels can be estimated. A variety of growth models are described beginning with the linear growth model and moving to nonlinear models of varying complexity. A detailed discussion of nonlinear models is provided, highlighting the added insights into complex developmental processes associated with their use. A collection of growth models are fit to repeated measures of height from participants of the Berkeley Growth and Guidance Studies from early childhood through adulthood. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10