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I am running a multilevel growth curve model to examine predictors of social anhedonia (SA) trajectory through ages 12, 15 and 18. SA is a continuous numeric variable. The age variable (Index1) has been coded as 0 for age 12, 1 for age 15 and 2 for age 18. I am currently using a time varying predictor, stress (LSI), which was measured at ages 12, 15 and 18, to examine whether trajectory/variation

I am running a multilevel growth curve model to examine predictors of social anhedonia (SA) trajectory through ages 12, 15 and 18. SA is a continuous numeric variable. The age variable (Index1) has been coded as 0 for age 12, 1 for age 15 and 2 for age 18. I am currently using a time varying predictor, stress (LSI), which was measured at ages 12, 15 and 18, to examine whether trajectory/variation

Dear Srinidhi, You are trying to fit 1 random intercept and 2 random slopes per individual, while you have at most 3 observations per individual. You simply don't have enough data to fit the random slopes. Reduce the random part to (1|ID). Best regards, Thierry ir. Thierry Onkelinx Statisticus / Statistician Vlaamse Overheid / Government of Flanders INSTITUUT VOOR NATUUR- EN BOSONDERZOEK

Dear Srinidhi, You are trying to fit 1 random intercept and 2 random slopes per individual, while you have at most 3 observations per individual. You simply don't have enough data to fit the random slopes. Reduce the random part to (1|ID). Best regards, Thierry ir. Thierry Onkelinx Statisticus / Statistician Vlaamse Overheid / Government of Flanders INSTITUUT VOOR NATUUR- EN BOSONDERZOEK