Bayesian hierarchical duration model for repeated events: an application to behavioral observations |
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Authors: | Getachew A Dagne James Snyder |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics , College of Public Health, University of South Florida , 13201 Bruce B. Downs, MDC 56, Tampa, FL, 33612;2. Department of Psychology , Wichita State University , Wichita, KS, 67260, USA |
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Abstract: | This article presents a continuous-time Bayesian model for analyzing durations of behavior displays in social interactions. Duration data of social interactions are often complex because of repeated behaviors (events) at individual or group (e.g. dyad) level, multiple behaviors (multistates), and several choices of exit from a current event (competing risks). A multilevel, multistate model is proposed to adequately characterize the behavioral processes. The model incorporates dyad-specific and transition-specific random effects to account for heterogeneity among dyads and interdependence among competing risks. The proposed method is applied to child–parent observational data derived from the School Transitions Project to assess the relation of emotional expression in child–parent interaction to risk for early and persisting child conduct problems. |
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Keywords: | competing risks event history survival multilevel models multistates Bayesian inference semi-Markov models |
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