Multiple Levels of Analysis From a Longitudinal Perspective: Some Implications for Theory Building

Building on prior work on levels of analysis, we present an approach for understanding changes in multiple levels of analysis or entities over time. The conceptual framework describes how entities may remain stable over time, shift toward independence at a lower level of analysis, or change to homogeneous or heterogeneous interdependence at a higher level of analysis. We discuss examples and implications of the approach for theory building.

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