Preface |
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Introduction |
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Chapter 1 Structural Equation Modeling |
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1.1.1 Covariance and bivariate correlation |
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1.1.2 Partial correlation |
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1.1.3 Linear regression analysis |
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1.1.4 Standard error of the estimate |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (7) |
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1.1.6 Data distribution normality |
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18 | (3) |
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1.2 Basic principles of SEM |
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21 | (15) |
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1.2.1 Estimation methods (estimators) |
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27 | (9) |
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1.3 Model evaluation of the solution of the estimated model |
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36 | (9) |
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1.3.1 Overall goodness-of-fit indices |
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36 | (7) |
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1.3.2 Local fit indices (parameter estimates) |
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43 | (1) |
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1.3.3 Modification indices |
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44 | (1) |
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1.4 Confirmatory approach in SEM |
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1.5 Basic conventions of SEM |
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47 | (2) |
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1.6 Place and status of variables in a hypothetical model |
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49 | (1) |
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50 | (3) |
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Chapter 2 Structural Equation Modeling Software |
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53 | (16) |
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54 | (4) |
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2.1.1 Installing R software |
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55 | (1) |
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55 | (3) |
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58 | (2) |
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2.2.1 Installing the lavaan package |
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58 | (1) |
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2.3 Preparing and importing a dataset |
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60 | (5) |
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2.3.1 Entry and import of raw data |
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60 | (3) |
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2.3.2 What to do in the absence of raw data? |
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63 | (2) |
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2.4 Major operators of lavaan syntax |
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2.5 Main steps in using lavaan |
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66 | (2) |
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2.6 Lavaan fitting functions |
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68 | (1) |
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Chapter 3 Steps in Structural Equation Modeling |
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3.1 The theoretical model and its conceptual specification |
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3.2 Model parameters and model identification |
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71 | (2) |
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3.3 Models with observed variables (path models) |
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3.3.1 Identification of a path model |
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74 | (2) |
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3.3.2 Model specification using lavaan (step 2) |
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76 | (2) |
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3.3.3 Direct and indirect effects |
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78 | (2) |
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3.3.4 The statistical significance of indirect effects |
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80 | (1) |
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3.3.5 Model estimation with lavaan (step 3) |
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81 | (1) |
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3.3.6 Model evaluation (step 4) |
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3.3.7 Recursive and non-recursive models |
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83 | (2) |
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3.3.8 Illustration of a path analysis model |
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85 | (5) |
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3.4 Actor-partner interdependence model |
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3.4.1 Specifying and estimating an APIM with lavaan |
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92 | (1) |
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3.4.2 Evaluation of the solution |
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93 | (1) |
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3.4.3 Evaluating the APIM re-specified with equality constraints |
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94 | (1) |
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3.5 Models with latent variables (measurement models and structural models) |
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95 | (53) |
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3.5.1 The measurement model or Confirmatory Factor Analysis |
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97 | (51) |
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148 | (1) |
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3.7 Measure with a single-item indicator |
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149 | (2) |
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3.8 General structural model including single-item latent variables with a single indicator |
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152 | (3) |
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Chapter 4 Advanced Topics: Principles and Applications |
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4.1.1 The steps of MG-CFA |
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162 | (4) |
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4.1.2 Model solutions and model comparison tests |
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166 | (5) |
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4.1.3 Total invariance versus partial invariance |
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171 | (1) |
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4.1.4 Specification of a partial invariance in lavaan syntax |
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172 | (1) |
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4.2 Latent trait-state models |
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172 | (41) |
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173 | (24) |
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4.2.2 The Trait-State-Occasion Model |
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197 | (14) |
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211 | (2) |
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213 | (36) |
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213 | (10) |
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4.3.2 Illustration of an univariate linear growth model |
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223 | (5) |
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4.3.3 Illustration of an univariate non-linear (quadratic) latent growth model |
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228 | (4) |
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4.3.4 Conditional latent growth model |
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232 | (8) |
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4.3.5 Second-order latent growth model |
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240 | (9) |
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249 | (2) |
References |
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Index |
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