This largely nontechnical volume reviews some of the major issues facing researchers who wish to use structural equation modelling. Individual chapters present recent developments on specification, estimation and testing, statistical power, software comparisons and analyzing multitrait/multimethod data. Numerous examples of applications are given and attention is paid to the underlying philosophy of structural equation modelling and to writing up results from structural equation modelling analyses.

Foreword - Kenneth A BollenPreface - Rick H HoyleThe Structural Equation Modeling Approach - Rick H Hoyle Basic Concepts and Fundamental IssuesModel Specification - Robert C MacCallum Procedures, Strategies, and Related IssuesEstimates and Tests in Structural Equation Modeling - Chih-Ping Chou and Peter M BentlerStructural Equation Models with Nonnormal Variables - Stephen G West, John F Finch and Patrick J Curran Problems and RemediesEvaluating Model Fit - Li-tze Hu and Peter M BentlerStatistical Power in Structural Equation Modeling - David KaplanObjectivity and Reasoning in Science and Structural Equation Modeling - Stanley A Mulaik and Lawrence R JamesOne Application of Structural Equation Modeling from Two Perspectives - Barbara M Byrne Exploring the EQS and LISREL StrategiesWriting about Structural Equation Models - Rick H Hoyle and Abigail T PanterLatent Variable Models for Multitrait-Multimethod Data - Herbert W Marsh and David GraysonSex-Race Differences in Social Support and Depression in Older Low-Income Adults - Jane A Scott-Lennox and Richard D LennoxModeling the Relation of Personality Variables to Symptom Complaints - Jay G Hull, Judith C Tedlie and Daniel A Lehn The Unique Role of Negative AffectivityPredictors of Change in Antisocial Behavior during Elementary School for Boys - Mike Stoolmiller, Terry E Duncan and Gerald Patterson