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Area of Science:

  • Psychometrics
  • Quantitative Psychology
  • Statistical Modeling

Background:

  • Idiographic measurement models (p-technique, dynamic factor analysis) assess individual-level latent constructs.
  • Person-specific methods offer advantages over aggregated data for heterogeneous populations.
  • Clustering individuals with similar measurement models is needed to identify subtypes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and evaluate methods for clustering individuals based on measurement model loadings from time series data.
  • To determine if measurement model subtypes exist across individuals.
  • To assess if different models correspond to the same latent concept.

Main Methods:

  • Review of literature on idiographic factor modeling, measurement invariance, and time series clustering.
  • Development of novel clustering methods for individual measurement model loadings.
  • Two simulation studies to test the utility and effectiveness of the proposed methods.

Main Results:

  • Study 1 demonstrated successful recovery of simulated groups with differing factor loadings using the proposed clustering method.
  • Study 2 extended the method to dynamic factor analysis (DFA) and showed good recovery of simulated clusters.
  • The method was successfully demonstrated with empirical data.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed clustering methods effectively identify subgroups of individuals with similar measurement models.
  • This approach advances the analysis of idiographic data and the understanding of individual differences.
  • The methods provide a valuable tool for researchers studying person-specific processes.