Can I integrate Latent Profile Analysis in a Multilevel SEM?

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Heiko Breitsohl

I don't see a fitting example, either. I am not entirely sure, but I think you would first estimate the latent classes, and then built the multilevel model "around them".

Maybe this helps:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/291553716_A_person-centered_approach_to_commitment_research_Theory_research_and_methodology

Article A person-centered approach to commitment research: Theory, r...

Stephen Tagg

chapter 10 of thee user guide looks appropriate, but i would ask in the mplus forum which seems to answer lots of questions....

Rens van de Schoot

With large enough data you can estimate latent classes on the within AND between level seperately. Or do you simply want to control for the nested structure of your data?