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Pacewicz, Christine E.; Hill, Christopher R.; Lee, Seungmin; Myers, Nicholas D.; Prilleltensky, Isaac; McMahon, Adam; Pfeiffer, Karin A.; Brincks, Ahnalee M. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2022
In physical education and exercise science, it is common to examine mean differences between groups or to assess change across time. However, before group differences or change can be confidently examined, measurement invariance can be tested. Measurement invariance tests the equivalence of a construct across groups or across time. If measurement…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Exercise, Well Being, Self Efficacy
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Weston, Rebecca; Gore, Paul A., Jr. – Counseling Psychologist, 2006
To complement recent articles in this journal on structural equation modeling (SEM) practice and principles by Martens and by Quintana and Maxwell, respectively, the authors offer a consumer's guide to SEM. Using an example derived from theory and research on vocational psychology, the authors outline six steps in SEM: model specification,…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Goodness of Fit, Guides, Statistical Analysis
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Marsh, Herbert W.; Dowson, Martin; Pietsch, James; Walker, Richard – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2004
Multicollinearity is a well-known general problem, but it also seriously threatens valid interpretations in structural equation models. Illustrating this problem, J. Pietsch, R. Walker, and E. Chapman (2003) found paths leading to achievement were apparently much larger for self-efficacy (.55) than self-concept (-.05), suggesting--erroneously, as…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Structural Equation Models, Academic Achievement, Self Concept