Abstract
Support is key to healthy family functioning. Using the family social relations model (SRM), it has already been shown that variability in perceived support is mostly attributed to individual perceiver effects. Little is known, however, as to whether those effects are stable or occasion-specific. Several methods have been proposed within the structural equation modeling (SEM) framework for the investigation of hypotheses on stable and occasion-specific aspects of such psychological attributes. In this paper, we explore the applicability of different models for determining the consistency of SRM effects of perceived support: the multistate model, the singletrait-multistate model, and the trait-state occasion model. We provide a detailed description of the model building process and assumption verification, as well as the supporting R-code. In addition to the methodological contribution on how to combine these models with the SRM, we also provide substantive insights into the consistency of perceived family support. We rely on round robin data on relational support from the Dutch RADAR-Y (Research on Adolescent Development and Relationships - Younger Cohort) study, a 6-year longitudinal study of 500 families with a 13-yearold target adolescent at the start of the study.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 256-270 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | European Journal of Psychological Assessment |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2017 |
Funding
In the present study, data of the RADAR-Y (Research on Adolescent Development and Relationships – Younger cohort) study were used. RADAR-Y has been financially supported by main grants from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (GB-MAGW 480-03-005; GB-MAGW 480-08-006), and Stichting Achmea Slachtoffer en Samenleving (SASS), a grant from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research to the Consortium Individual Development (CID; 024.001.003), and various other grants from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), the VU University of Amsterdam and Utrecht University. J. Loncke, A. Buysse, and T. Loeys would like to thank the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) for financial support (Grant G020115N).
Funders | Funder number |
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Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research | GB-MAGW 480-03-005, GB-MAGW 480-08-006 |
Stichting Achmea Slachtoffer en Samenleving | 024.001.003 |
VU University of Amsterdam and Utrecht University | |
Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek | G020115N |
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek |
Keywords
- Consistency
- Family social relations model
- Latent state-trait models
- Perceived support