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Overview Readings on LCA and LTA
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Lanza, S. T., Collins, L. M., Lemmon, D. R., & Schafer, J. L. (2007). PROC LCA: A SAS procedure for latent class analysis. Structural Equation Modeling, 14(4), 671-694. RefWorks Link
Lanza, S. T., & Collins, L. M. (2008). A new SAS procedure for latent transition analysis: Transitions in dating and sexual behavior. Developmental Psychology, 42(2), 446-456. RefWorks Link
Lanza, S. T., Flaherty, B. P., & Collins, L. M. (2003). Latent class and latent transition analysis. In J. A. Schinka & W. F. Velicer (Eds.), Handbook of psychology: Vol. 2. Research methods in psychology (pp. 663-685). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. RefWorks Link
Collins, L. M., Graham, J. W., Rousculp, S. S., Fidler, P. L., Pan, J., & Hansen, W. B. (1994). Latent transition analysis and how it can address prevention research questions. In L. M. Collins & L. Seitz. (Eds.) Advances in data analysis for prevention research. National Institute on Drug Abuse Research Monograph. RefWorks Link
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Introductory Readings on LCA and LTA (in alphabetical order)
Collins, L. M., & Flaherty, B. P. (2002). Latent class models for longitudinal data. In A. L. McCutcheon & J. A. Hagenaars (Eds.) Applied latent class analysis (pp. 287-303). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. RefWorks Link
Collins, L. M., Hyatt (Lanza), S. L., & Graham, J. W. (2000). LTA as a way of testing models of stage-sequential change in longitudinal data. In Little, T. D., Schnabel, K. U., & Baumert, J. (Eds.), Modeling Longitudinal and Multiple-Group Data: Practical Issues, Applied Approaches, and Specific Examples. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum. RefWorks Link
Collins, L. M., Graham, J. W., Rousculp, S. S., & Hansen, W. B. (1997). Heavy caffeine use and the beginning of the substance use onset process: An illustration of latent transition analysis. In K. Bryant, M. Windle, & S. West (Eds.), The science of prevention: Methodological advances from alcohol and substance abuse research (pp.79-99). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. RefWorks Link
Graham, J. W., Collins, L. M., Wugalter, S. E., Chung, N. K., & Hansen, W. B. (1991). Modeling transitions in latent stage-sequential processes: A substance use prevention example. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 59, 48-57. RefWorks Link
Guo, J., Collins, L. M., Hill, K. G., & Hawkins, J. D. (2000). Developmental pathways to alcohol abuse and dependence in young adulthood. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 61, 799-808. RefWorks Link
Hyatt (Lanza), S. L., & Collins, L. M. (2000). Using latent transition analysis to examine the relationship between parental permissiveness and the onset of substance use. In J. Rose, L. Chassin, C. Presson, & S. Sherman (Eds.), Multivariate Applications in Substance Use Research (pp. 259-288). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum. RefWorks Link
Velicer, W. F., Martin, R. A., & Collins, L. M. (1996). Latent transition analysis for longitudinal data. Addiction, 91 (supplement), S197-S209. RefWorks Link
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Advanced Readings on LCA and LTA (in alphabetical order)
Chung, H., Flaherty, B. P., & Schafer, J. L. (2006). Latent-class logistic regression: Application to marijuana use and attitudes among high school seniors. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A, 169, 723-743. RefWorks Link
Chung, H., Lanza, S. T., & Loken, E. (2008). Latent transition analysis: Inference and estimation. Statistics in Medicine, 27(11), 1834-1854. RefWorks Link
Chung, H., Park, Y., & Lanza, S. T. (2005). Latent transition analysis with covariates: Pubertal timing and substance use behaviors in adolescent females. Statistics in Medicine, 24, 2895-2910. RefWorks Link
Collins, L. M. (2001). Measurement reliability for static and dynamic categorical latent variables. In L. M. Collins, & A. G. Sayer (Eds.), New methods for the analysis of change (pp. 273-288). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. RefWorks Link
Collins, L. M., & Cliff, N. (1990). Using the longitudinal Guttman Simplex as a basis for measuring growth. Psychological Bulletin, 108(1), 128-134. RefWorks Link
Collins, L. M., Fidler, P. L., & Wugalter, S. E. (1996). Some practical issues related to estimation of latent class and latent transition parameters. In A. von Eye & C.C. Clogg (Eds.), Analysis of categorical variables in developmental research. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, Inc. RefWorks Link
Collins, L. M., Fidler, P. L., Wugalter, S. E., & Long, J. L. (1993). Goodness-of-fit testing for latent class models. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 28, 375-389. RefWorks Link
Collins, L. M., Graham, J. W., Long, J., & Hansen, W. B. (1994). Crossvalidation of latent class models of early substance use onset. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 29, 165-183. RefWorks Link
Collins, L. M., & Tracy, A. J. (1997). Estimation in complex latent transition models with extreme data sparseness. Kwantitatieve Methoden, 55, 57-71. RefWorks Link
Collins, L. M., & Wugalter, S. E. (1992). Latent class models for stage-sequential dynamic latent variables. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 27, 131-157. RefWorks Link
Flaherty, B. P. (2002). Assessing the reliability of categorical substance use items with latent class analysis. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 68S, 7-20. RefWorks Link
Lanza, S. T., Collins, L. M., Schafer, J. L., & Flaherty, B. P. (2005). Using data augmentation to obtain standard errors and conduct hypothesis tests in latent class and latent transition analysis. Psychological Methods, 10, 84-100. RefWorks Link
Palmer, R. F., Graham, J. W., Taylor, B., & Tatterson, J. W. (2002). Construct validity in health behavior research: Interpreting latent variable models involving self-report and objective measures. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 25(6), 525-550. RefWorks Link
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Selected Substantive Applications of LCA and LTA (in alphabetical order)
Auerbach, K. J., & Collins, L. M. (2006). A multidimensional developmental model of alcohol use during emerging adulthood. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 67(6), 917-925. RefWorks Link
Coffman, D. L., Patrick, M. E., Palen, L. A., Rhoades, B. L., & Ventura, A. K. (2007). Why do high school seniors drink? Implications for a targeted approach to intervention. Prevention Science : The Official Journal of the Society for Prevention Research, 8(4), 241-248. RefWorks Link
Collins, L. M. (2002). Using latent transition analysis to examine the gateway hypothesis. Stages and pathways of drug involvement: Examining the gateway hypothesis (pp. 254-269). Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press. RefWorks Link
Collins, L. M. (1991). The measurement of dynamic latent variables in longitudinal aging research: Quantifying adult development. Experimental Aging Research, 17(1), 13-20. RefWorks Link
Collins, L. M., Graham, J. W., Rousculp, S. S., & Hansen, W. B. (1997). Heavy caffeine use and the beginning of the substance use onset process: An illustration of latent transition analysis. In K. Bryant, M. Windle & S. West (Eds.), The science of prevention: Methodological advances from alcohol and substance abuse research (pp. 79-99). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. RefWorks Link
Graham, J. W., Collins, L. M., Wugalter, S. E., Chung, N. K., & Hansen, W. B. (1991). Modeling transitions in latent stage-sequential processes: A substance use prevention example. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 59(1), 48-57. RefWorks Link
Guo, J., Collins, L. M., Hill, K. G., & Hawkins, J. D. (2000). Developmental pathways to alcohol abuse and dependence in young adulthood. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 61(6), 799-808. RefWorks Link
Hyatt (Lanza), S. L., & Collins, L. M. (2000). Using latent transition analysis to examine the relationship between parental permissiveness and the onset of substance use. In J. Rose, L. Chassin, C. Presson & S. Sherman (Eds.), Multivariate applications in substance use research: New methods for new questions (pp. 259-288). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum. RefWorks Link
Kam, C. M., & Collins, L. M. (2000). Latent transition analysis of substance use among adolescents in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University, The Methodology Center. RefWorks Link
Lanza, S. T., & Collins, L.M. (2002). Pubertal timing and the stages of substance use in females during early adolescence. Prevention Science, 3, 69-82. RefWorks Link
Lanza, S. T., & Collins, L. M. (2006). A mixture model of discontinuous development in heavy drinking from ages 18 to 30: The role of college enrollment. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 67(4), 552-561. RefWorks Link
Patrick, M. E., Collins, L. M., Smith, E., Caldwell, L., Flisher, A., & Wegner, L. (2009). A prospective longitudinal model of substance use onset among South African adolescents. Substance Use & Misuse, 44(5), 647-662. RefWorks Link
Posner, S. F., Collins, L. M., Longshore, D., & Anglin, M. D. (1996). The acquisition and maintenance of safer sexual behaviors among injection drug users. Substance Use & Misuse, 31(14), 1995-2015. RefWorks Link
Taylor, B. J., Graham, J. W., Cumsille, P., & Hansen, W. B. (2000). Modeling prevention program effects on growth in substance use: Analysis of five years of data from the Adolescent Alcohol Prevention Trial. Prevention Science : The Official Journal of the Society for Prevention Research, 1(4), 183-197. RefWorks Link
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