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¹Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA. lwang4@nd.edu

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Understanding intra-individual variability is key to discerning individual differences. This study introduces a novel method to model fluctuations and temporal dependencies separately, revealing distinct health outcome predictions.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Statistics
Gerontology

Background:

Intra-individual variability (IIV) over short periods offers insights into inter-individual differences.
Existing methods for quantifying IIV have limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose an alternative method for modeling inter-individual differences in IIV.
To separately account for amplitude of fluctuations and temporal dependency in data.

Main Methods:

Developed a novel statistical model incorporating amplitude and temporal dependency as random effects.
Employed maximum likelihood and Bayesian methods for parameter estimation.
Utilized diary study data from older adults for validation.

Main Results:

The proposed model effectively separates amplitude of fluctuations and temporal dependency.
Both components demonstrated differential predictability of health outcomes.
Empirical analysis confirmed the distinct roles of amplitude and temporal dependency.

Conclusions:

Amplitude of fluctuations and temporal dependency should be modeled and considered separately for accurate health outcome prediction.
The proposed method offers a more nuanced understanding of IIV in older adults.