In LGM, a multigroup framework can be useful for evaluating the moderating effects of group membership (Bollen & Curran, 2006). The current study used a multigroup approach in the LGM analyses to compare African American and Caucasian adolescents. Initial analyses assessed significant group differences in the means of the intercept and slope factors of the unconditional LGM of HED. The next round of analyses tested for significant group differences in the conditional LGM of HED. The statistical significance of the moderating effect of race was assessed by testing equality of parameters (intercept slope for the first analysis and parenting style variable for the second analysis) across the different groups using a series of nested models with constraints and Wald tests.
