Abstract
Longitudinal multivariate mixed models were used to examine the correlates of change between memory and processing speed and the contribution of age and retest to such change correlates. Various age- and occasion-mixed models were fitted to 2 longitudinal data sets of adult individuals (N > 1,200). For both data sets, the results indicated that the correlation between the age slopes of memory and processing speed decreased when retest effects were included in the model. If retest effects existed in the data but were not modeled, the correlation between the age slopes was positively biased. The authors suggest that although the changes in memory and processing speed may be correlated over time, age alone does not capture such a covariation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 412-422 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Psychology and aging |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2005 |
Keywords
- Longitudinal methodology
- Multivariate latent growth curves
- Multivariate models of change
- Practice effects
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Aging
- Geriatrics and Gerontology