Modeling Covariate Feedback, Reversal, and Latent Traits in Longitudinal Data: A Joint Hierarchical Framework
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纵向数据中协变量反馈、角色转换与潜在特质的联合层级建模
- 研究问题
- 当纵向协变量相互反馈、在决策阶段转为共同结果，并受未观测个体特质影响时，如何联合建模这些过程与最终二元结果？
- 方法与思路
- 作者构造反馈、角色转换和终点结果三个阶段的层级联合模型，采用最大似然与贝叶斯推断，并用 HMC 估计潜在结构。
- 材料陈述的贡献
- 摘要称模拟中模型具有良好覆盖率、较小偏差和更佳预测表现，并用美国面板数据分析身体活动、体重指数与收入流动。
- 阅读关注点
- 应核对角色转换阶段的预设依据、潜在特质的识别约束，以及反馈关系的统计建模是否足以支持应用中的干预解释。
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- 这是 arXiv 预印本，不能据此确认同行评审或期刊接收；摘要未说明因果识别依据、完整模型条件或预测改进的具体幅度。
原文摘要
Time-varying covariates in longitudinal studies frequently evolve through reciprocal feedback, undergo role reversal, and reflect unobserved individual heterogeneity. Standard statistical frameworks often assume fixed covariate roles and exogenous predictors, limiting their utility in systems governed by dynamic behavioral or physiological processes. We develop a hierarchical joint modeling framework that unifies three key features of such systems: (i) bidirectional feedback between a binary and a continuous covariate, (ii) role reversal in which these covariates become jointly modeled outcomes at a prespecified decision phase, and (iii) a shared latent trait influencing both intermediate covariates and a final binary endpoint. The model proceeds in three phases: a feedback-driven longitudinal process, a reversal phase in which the two covariates are jointly modeled conditional on the latent trait, and an outcome model linking a binary, decision-relevant endpoint to observed and latent components. Estimation is carried out using maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference, with Hamiltonian Monte Carlo supporting robust posterior estimation for models with latent structure and mixed outcome types. Simulation studies show that the model yields well calibrated coverage, small bias, and improved predictive performance compared to standard generalized linear mixed models, marginal approaches, and models that ignore feedback or latent traits. In an analysis of nationally representative U.S. panel data, the model captures the co-evolution of physical activity and body mass index and their joint influence, moderated by a latent behavioral resilience factor, on income mobility. The framework offers a flexible, practically implementable tool for analyzing longitudinal decision systems in which feedback, covariate role transition, and unmeasured capacity are central to prediction and intervention.