doi:10.1002/9781118133880.hop202023

Paper Title

Structural Equation Modeling

Authors

Peter M. Bentler

Jodie B. Ullman

Keywords

Structural Equation Modeling (SEM)
Hypothesis Specification
Statistical Theory
Model Estimation
Model Evaluation
Model Interpretation
Risky Behavior
EQS 6.1
Large Dataset
Preteen Children
Model Fit
Goodness-of-Fit
Quantitative Analysis
Future Research Directions
Data Analysis
Structural Modeling
Empirical Research
Statistical Methods
Covariance Structure Analysis
Model Specification
SEM Applications

Article Type

Book review

Journal

Handbook of Psychology, Second Edition

Research Impact Tools

DOI

10.1002/9781118133880.hop202023

Published On

September, 2012

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Abstract

The first half of this chapter presents an overview of the type hypotheses, statistical theory, and major issues relevant to specifying, estimating, evaluating, and interpreting structural equation models. Following this brief SEM overview, a complete example of a simple SEM model of risky behavior using a large dataset of responses from preteen children is presented. This presentation includes examples of output from EQS 6.1. The second half of chapter is devoted to a detailed presentation of the current issues and important future research directions in structural equation modeling.