Contributions to Books

Longitudinal methods

Siek Toon Khoo, ACER
Stephen G. West
Wei Wu
Oi Man Kwok

Abstract

This chapter looks at the psychological measurement of the same set of participants on multiple occasions, ideally using the same (or equivalent) measurement instruments. Longitudinal designs explicitly determine the temporal ordering of the observations. This temporal ordering of observations provides an enhanced ability to elucidate stability and change in individuals over time, to study time-related processes, and to establish the direction of hypothesised causal relationships.

Suggested Citation

Siek Toon Khoo, Stephen G. West, Wei Wu, and Oi Man Kwok. "Longitudinal methods" Handbook of multimethod measurement in psychology. Ed. M Eid and E Diener. Washington DC: American Psychological Association, 2005. 301-317.