Readings:

• Barile, J. P. (2016). Multilevel structural equation modeling. In L. A. Jason & D. S. Glenwick (Eds). Handbook of methodological approaches to community-based research: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods. New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press.
• Diez-Roux, A. V. (1998). Bringing context back into epidemiology: Variables and fallacies in multilevel analysis. American Journal of Public Health, 88, 216–222.

Examples:

• Barile, J. P., Kuperminc, G. P., & Thompson, W. W. (2017). Resident characteristics and neighborhood environments on health-related quality of life and stress. Journal of Community Psychology, 45, 1011-1025.
• Russo, S., Roccato, M., & Vieno, A. (2011). Predicting perceived risk of crime: A multilevel study. American Journal of Community Psychology, 48, 384–394.
• Barile, J. P., Edwards V, Dhingra S. S., & Thompson W. W. (2015). Associations among county-level social determinants of health, child maltreatment, and emotional support on health-related quality of life. Psychology of Violence, 5, 183-191.

Considerations:

• Enders, C. K., & Tofighi, D. (2007). Centering predictor variables in cross-sectional multilevel models:A new look at an old issue. Psychological Methods,12, 121–138.
• Maas, C. J., & Hox, J. J. (2005). Sufficient sample sizes for multilevel modeling. Methodology: European Journal of Research Methods for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, 1, 86–92.