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Quinn, Jamie M.; Wagner, Richard K. – Child Development, 2018
The purpose of this review was to introduce readers of "Child Development" to the meta-analytic structural equation modeling (MASEM) technique. Provided are a background to the MASEM approach, a discussion of its utility in the study of child development, and an application of this technique in the study of reading comprehension (RC)…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Structural Equation Models, Factor Structure
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Cohen, Patricia; And Others – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1990
Problems in the measurement of latent variables (LVs) in structural equations causal models are presented, with examples from recent empirical studies. Main issues addressed are (1) two general types of increased operative variables; (2) criteria for indicators of LVs; and (3) disattenuation effects in LV models. (SLD)
Descriptors: Causal Models, Literature Reviews, Mathematical Models, Measurement Techniques
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Buckley, M. Ronald; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1992
The psychometric characteristics of the Job Descriptive Index and other inventories of job satisfaction are examined across a sample of validation studies. The construct validity of these inventories is modest, but this problem can be corrected through proper application of structural equation models. (SLD)
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Job Satisfaction, Literature Reviews, Measurement Techniques