Disasters cause sweeping damage, hardship, and loss of life. In this article, we first consider
the dominant psychological approach to disasters and its narrow focus on psychopathology …

The goal of person-centered methods is to identify subpopulations of individuals based on
within-group similarity of data relative to between-group variability. In this article, we provide …

Latent class analysis (LCA) is a statistical procedure used to identify qualitatively different
subgroups within populations who often share certain outward characteristics. The …

This study examines academic teachers' agency and emergency responses, prompted by
the physical closure of universities and university colleges due to the COVID-19 crisis. The …

The present guide provides a practical guide to conducting latent profile analysis (LPA) in
the Mplus software system. This guide is intended for researchers familiar with some latent …

Including auxiliary variables such as antecedent and consequent variables in mixture
models provides valuable insight in understanding the population heterogeneity embodied …

Latent transition analysis (LTA), also referred to as latent Markov modeling, is an extension
of latent class/profile analysis (LCA/LPA) used to model the interrelations of multiple latent …

Purpose There is a growing interest in the co-occurring natures of adverse childhood
experiences (ACEs) and unmeasured types of adversity. The current body of knowledge …

The COVID-19 outbreak resulted in unprecedented restrictions on citizen's freedom of
movement as governments moved to institute lockdowns designed to reduce the spread of …

This study investigated the relationships between antisocial traits and compliance with
COVID-19 containment measures. The sample consisted of 1578 Brazilian adults aged 18 …