Latent profile analysis (LPA) is a categorical latent variable approach that focuses on
identifying latent subpopulations within a population based on a certain set of variables. LPA …

Taxometric procedures have been used extensively to investigate whether individual
differences in personality and psychopathology are latently dimensional or categorical …

Perceiving work as a calling has been positioned as a key pathway to enhancing work-
related well-being. However, no formal theory exists attempting to explain predictors and …

Finite mixture models, which are a type of latent variable model, express the overall
distribution of one or more variables as a mixture of a finite number of component …

One of the long-standing debates in the study of adult attachment is whether individual
differences are best captured using categorical or continuous models. Although early …

A modern, comprehensive treatment of latent class and latent transition analysis for
categorical data On a daily basis, researchers in the social, behavioral, and health sciences …

Since the formulation of the hopelessness theory of depression (Psychological Review, 96,
1989, 358) a quarter-century ago, it has garnered considerable interest. The current article …

Taxometric research methods were developed by Paul Meehl and colleagues to distinguish
between categorical and dimensional models of latent variables. We have conducted a …

Although drug craving has received considerable research attention over the past several
decades, to date there has been no systematic review of the general clinical significance of …

A label is a name or vocabulary item used to refer to a particular object, person, or concept.
Approximately 70% of children's first words are labels. Typical toddlers tend to transition …