Table 2.
Latent Transition Probability Matrix Across Waves
| Latent profile at an earlier wave | Latent profile at a subsequent wave | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 → W2 | W2 | |||
| SEI | MEI | SA/WE | MA | |
| W1 | ||||
| SEI | .650 | .190 | .076 | .084 |
| MEI | .342 | .462 | .074 | .122 |
| SA/WE | .287 | .142 | .484 | .087 |
| MA | .355 | .328 | .095 | .222 |
| W3 |
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| W2 → W3 | SEI | MEI | SA/WE | MA |
| W2 | ||||
| SEI | .683 | .238 | .044 | .035 |
| MEI | .263 | .584 | .083 | .070 |
| SA/WE | .402 | .156 | .395 | .047 |
| MA | .259 | .418 | .034 | .289 |
| W4 |
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| W3 → W4 | SEI | MEI | SA/WE | MA |
| W3 | ||||
| SEI | .705 | .220 | .044 | .031 |
| MEI | .349 | .535 | .055 | .061 |
| SA/WE | .242 | .188 | .539 | .030 |
| MA | .209 | .387 | .000 | .404 |
Measurement invariance restriction was imposed across all four waves. Probabilities highlighted by boldface indicate the endorsement of the same profile at two consecutive waves. SEI = Strong Ethnic Identification; MEI = Moderate Ethnic Identification; SA/WE = Strong Affirmation/Weak Exploration; MA = Monocultural-Assimilation.