The LGCM fit was generally strong (CFI = 0.949, TLI = 0.938, SRMR = 0.045), with only the RMSEA (0.092) hinting at modest residual misfit. Average suppression at Year 3 was 3.109 (SE = 0.012, p < .001) and rose by 0.110 points per year (SE = 0.005, p < .001), indicating a small but reliable increase. Intercept and slope variances (0.322 and 0.046, both p < .001) confirmed that adolescents differed markedly in both starting levels and rates of change. The negative intercept–slope covariance (−0.039, p < .001) implies that youth who began with high suppression tended to grow more slowly, whereas those starting lower closed the gap. Residual variances declined from 0.439 at Year 3 to 0.292 by Year 6, suggesting that measurements became more stable across successive assessments. Overall, the model depicts a cohort-wide rise in suppression layered on top of substantial between-person heterogeneity.