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A Path Analysis of a Randomized "Promotora de Salud" Cardiovascular Disease-Prevention Trial among At-Risk Hispanic Adults
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de Heer, Hendrik Dirk; Balcazar, Hector G.; Castro, Felipe; Schulz, Leslie – Health Education & Behavior, 2012
This study assessed effectiveness of an educational community intervention taught by "promotoras de salud" in reducing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among Hispanics using a structural equation modeling (SEM) approach. Model development was guided by a social ecological framework proposing CVD risk reduction through improvement of…
Descriptors: Evidence, Intervention, Structural Equation Models, Diseases
Intelligence, Socioeconomic Background, Emotional Capacity, and Level of Education as Predictors of Attained Socioeconomic Position in a Cohort of Swedish Men
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Sorjonen, Kimmo; Hemmingsson, Tomas; Lundin, Andreas; Falkstedt, Daniel; Melin, Bo – Intelligence, 2012
The question whether a person's attained socioeconomic position is mainly due to hers/his intelligence, socioeconomic background, or level of education, has sparked some controversy. In the present study, the effects of these three variables, as well as emotional capacity, on attained occupational position and on income were analyzed with…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Income, Structural Equation Models, Academic Achievement
Understanding and Measuring Evaluation Capacity: A Model and Instrument Validation Study
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Taylor-Ritzler, Tina; Suarez-Balcazar, Yolanda; Garcia-Iriarte, Edurne; Henry, David B.; Balcazar, Fabricio E. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2013
This study describes the development and validation of the Evaluation Capacity Assessment Instrument (ECAI), a measure designed to assess evaluation capacity among staff of nonprofit organizations that is based on a synthesis model of evaluation capacity. One hundred and sixty-nine staff of nonprofit organizations completed the ECAI. The 68-item…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Nonprofit Organizations, Capacity Building
Commentary: Are Three Waves of Data Sufficient for Assessing Mediation?
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Reichardt, Charles S. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 2011
Maxwell, Cole, and Mitchell (2011) demonstrated that simple structural equation models, when used with cross-sectional data, generally produce biased estimates of meditated effects. I extend those results by showing how simple structural equation models can produce biased estimates of meditated effects when used even with longitudinal data. Even…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Statistical Data, Longitudinal Studies, Error of Measurement
Two Factors of Expertise? Excellence and Professionalism of Environmental Experts
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Mieg, Harald A. – High Ability Studies, 2009
The aim of this article is to empirically clarify factors and conditions of expertise. In addition to the core concept of expertise as excellence, a second factor needs to be taken into account: professionalism, or professional engagement. This hypothesis was tested and confirmed using data obtained from a survey on Swiss environmental…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Foreign Countries, Surveys, Factor Analysis
Affective Predictors of the Effectiveness of Training Moderated by the Cognitive Complexity of Expected Competencies
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Pilati, Ronaldo; Borges-Andrade, Jairo Eduardo – International Journal of Training and Development, 2008
Research in training, development and education (TD&E) in organizations has produced important results in the last two decades. Evaluation of TD&E has been a special focus of this research, which has resulted in the production of relevant predictive models. The present study has the aim of testing a model of effectiveness of training on…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Motivation, Trainees, Training
The Impact of Practical Relevance on Training Transfer: Evidence from a Service Quality Training Program for German Bank Clerks
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Liebermann, Susanne; Hoffmann, Stefan – International Journal of Training and Development, 2008
The management literature provides a variety of recommendations as to how workers' customer orientation might be improved, including through training. Crucial factors in the process of transferring the contents of service quality training programs to practice, however, have not yet been sufficiently analysed. This study proposes and tests a model…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Research Methodology, Motivation, German