The first comprehensive structural equation modeling (SEM) handbook,
this accessible volume presents both the mechanics of SEM and specific
SEM strategies and applications. The editor, contributors, and editorial
advisory board are leading methodologists who have organized the book
to move from simpler material to more statistically complex modeling
approaches.
Sections cover the foundations of SEM; statistical
underpinnings, from assumptions to model modifications; steps in
implementation, from data preparation through writing the SEM report;
and basic and advanced applications, including new and emerging topics
in SEM. Each chapter provides conceptually oriented descriptions, fully
explicated analyses, and engaging examples that reveal modeling
possibilities for use with readers' data. Many of the chapters also
include access to data and syntax files at the companion website,
allowing readers to try their hands at reproducing the authors' results.
