Publications of Nilam Ram

Journal Article (52)

2008
Journal Article
Gerstorf, D., Ram, N., Röcke, C., & Lindenberger, U. (2008). Decline in life satisfaction in old age: Longitudinal evidence for links to distance-to-death. Psychology and Aging, 23(1), 154–168.
2007
Journal Article
Nesselroade, J. R., Gerstorf, D., Hardy, S. A., & Ram, N. I. (2007). Ideographic filters for psychological constructs. Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research & Perspective, 5(4), 217–235. https://doi.org/10.1080/15366360701741807

Book Chapter (6)

2016
Book Chapter
Infurna, F. J., Gerstorf, D., Ram, N., & Heckhausen, J. (2016). Analytic strategies for the study of adaptation to major life events: Making the most of large-scale longitudinal surveys. In H.-P. Blossfeld, J. von Maurice, M. Bayer, & J. Skopek (Eds.), Methodological issues of longitudinal surveys: The example of the National Educational Panel Study (pp. 19–35). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-11994-2_2
2013
Book Chapter
Ram, N., Brose, A., & Molenaar, P. C. M. (2013). Dynamic factor analysis: Modeling person-specific process. In T. D. Little (Ed.), The Oxford handbook of quantitative methods: Vol. 2. Statistical analysis (pp. 441–457). Oxford University Press.
2012
Book Chapter
Brose, A., & Ram, N. (2012). Within-person factor analysis: Modeling how the individual fluctuates and changes across time. In M. R. Mehl & T. S. Conner (Eds.), Handbook of research methods for studying daily life (pp. 459–478). Guilford Press.
2010
Book Chapter
Gerstorf, D., Ram, N., Fauth, E., Schupp, J., & Wagner, G. G. (2010). Between-person disparities in the progression of late-life well-being. In T. C. Antonucci & J. S. Jackson (Eds.), Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics: Vol. 29. Life course perspectives on late-life health inequalities (pp. 205–239). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1891/0198-8794.29.205
2008
Book Chapter
Ram, N., Morelli, S., Lindberg, C., & Carstensen, L. L. (2008). From static to dynamic: The ongoing dialectic about human development. In K. W. Schaie & P. B. Abeles (Eds.), Social structures and aging individuals: continuing challenges (pp. 115–130). Springer.
Book Chapter
Ram, N., & Pedersen, A. B. (2008). Dyadic models emerging from the longitudinal structural equation modeling tradition: Parallels with ecological models of interspecific interactions. In N. A. Card, J. P. Selig, & T. D. Little (Eds.), Modeling dyadic and interdependent data in the developmental and behavioral sciences (pp. 87–105). Routledge.

Thesis - PhD (1)

2006
Thesis - PhD
Ram, N. (2006). Emphasizing individuality in developmental models of change [PhD Thesis, University of Virginia].

Working Paper (1)

2017
Working Paper
Brandmaier, A. M., Ram, N., Wagner, G. G., & Gerstorf, D. (2017). Terminal decline in well-being: The role of multi-indicator constellations of physical health and psychosocial correlates (SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research No. 912). DIW.
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