Structural Equation Modeling

Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-0-19-536762-1
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 283 g

Reihe: Pocket Guides to Social Work Research Methods

Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) has long been used in social work research, but the writing on the topic is typically fragmented and highly technical. This pocket guide fills a major gap in the literature by providing social work researchers and doctoral students with an accessible synthesis. The authors demonstrate two SEM programs with distinct user interfaces and capabilities (Amos and Mplus) with enough specificity that readers can conduct their own analyses
without consulting additional resources. Examples from social work literature highlight best practices for the specification, estimation, interpretation, and modification of structural equation models. Unlike most sources on SEM, this book provides clear guidelines on how to evaluate SEM output and
how to proceed when model fit is not acceptable.

Oftentimes, confirmatory factor analysis and general structure modeling are the most flexible, powerful, and appropriate choices for social work data. Richly illustrated with figures, equations, matrices, and tables, this pocket guide empowers social workers with a set of defensible analysis strategies that allows for competent, confident use of SEM.

Zielgruppe

PhD students in the social sciences. Faculty and researchers who need to use SEM and need to get a jumpstart on the statistics, theory, and concrete analysis procedures of SEM.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bowen, Natasha K

Guo, Shenyang

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Berufliche Bildung Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten, Studientechnik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik, Theorie und Methoden
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten, Studientechnik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Forschungsmethodik, Wissenschaftliche Ausstattung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction to the Topic
2. Structural Equation Modeling Concepts
3. Preparing for an SEM Analysis
4. Measurement Models
5. General Structural Equation Models
6. Evaluating and Improving CFA and General Structural Models
7. Advanced Topics
8. Become a Skillful and Critical Researcher
Glossary
Appendix
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Natasha K. Bowen, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Shenyang Guo, Ph.D., is Professor of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.