Commentary on/Request for Retraction of Hülsheger (2016): Implausible Assumptions, False Positives, and a Misleading Statement

Jonas W. B. Lang
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Jonas W. B. Lang: University of Exeter

No 5eym8, OSF Preprints from Center for Open Science

Abstract: This commentary calls for the retraction of Hülsheger (2016) on the basis of three major issues. The first issue is the use of time-varying psychological constructs as time-invariant predictors in growth models. This assumption leads to biased estimates and false positives (as demonstrated by simulation), questioning the validity of the research report’s findings. The second issue is that the model used in the paper includes an excessive number of random effects relative to the number of observations so that modern mixed-effects modeling software by default does not even fit the model in the article. More appropriate analytical solutions are discussed for both methodological issues. Finally, the third issue is that Hülsheger (2016) used an author note to associate the problematic analyses to the author of this commentary – without consent or awareness of this author.

Date: 2024-11-15
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