Associative Growth Mixture Model in OpenMx

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No user picture. Aivil Joined: 03/14/2019
Hello,

Is it currently possible to implement an Associative Growth Mixture Model in OpenMx? I was having a look at this paper from Hix-Small et al. (2004) where the authors are combining a multivariate LGM and a GMM to simultaneously
study the relationships among alcohol and marijuana use over time and investigate the existence of sub-populations.

I will probably need this approach to analyze my data, so just wondering if there is an alternative to Mplus.

Thanks

Hix-Small et al.'s (2004) [paper here](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/226551720_A_Multivariate_Associative_Finite_Growth_Mixture_Modeling_Approach_Examining_Adolescent_Alcohol_and_Marijuana_Use)

Replied on Mon, 03/25/2019 - 13:51
Picture of user. jpritikin Joined: 05/23/2012

I looked at Figure 1 in the article you linked. It looks feasible to estimate in OpenMx. You might start here.
Replied on Fri, 04/26/2019 - 10:30
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Hi,
@MikeHunter posted this chunk of code, which along with the growth model example might help implement the Hix model in OpenMx?

https://openmx.ssri.psu.edu/comment/7880#comment-7880