TABLE 3.
Models and corresponsive proportion of each class.
| Class | Proportion of each class (%) | Model | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | 100 | (–) | (–) | (–) | (–) | |
| 2 | 56.4 | 43.6 | (–) | (–) | (–) | |
| 3 | 41.4 | 51.1 | 7.5 | (–) | (–) | LCGA |
| 4 | 14.6 | 50.5 | 7.1 | 27.8 | (–) | |
| 5 | 5.2 | 15.1 | 17.5 | 22.7 | 39.5 | |
| 1 | 100 | (–) | (–) | (–) | (–) | |
| 2 | 18.9 | 81.1 | (–) | (–) | (–) | |
| 3 | 6.5 | 39.1 | 54.4 | (–) | (–) | GMMI |
| 4 | 18.3 | 46.7 | 30.4 | 4.6 | (–) | |
| 5 | 15.9 | 9.7 | 16.8 | 22.1 | 35.5 | |
| 1 | 100 | (–) | (–) | (–) | (–) | |
| 2 | 35.9 | 64.1 | (–) | (–) | (–) | |
| 3 | 11.9 | 59.3 | 28.8 | (–) | (–) | GMML |
| 4 | 9.1 | 24.5 | 49.4 | 17.0 | (–) | |
| 5 | 23.0 | 4.7 | 18.1 | 15.0 | 39.2 | |
| 1 | 100 | (–) | (–) | (–) | (–) | |
| 2 | 66.0 | 34.0 | (–) | (–) | (–) | |
| 3 | 6.1 | 64.6 | 29.3 | (–) | (–) | GMMIL |
| 4 | 6.2 | 29.0 | 9.5 | 55.3 | (–) | |
| 5 | 27.9 | 6.2 | 9.9 | 52.5 | 3.5 | |
The chosen model for the trajectories of cynicism is bold. LCGA = latent class growth analysis; GMMI = growth mixture model with estimated intercept variances; GMML = growth mixture model with estimated slope variances; GMMIL = growth mixture model with estimated intercept and slope variances.