Ideal for researchers and graduate students in the social sciences who require knowledge of structural equation modeling techniques to answer substantive research questions, Using Mplus f

Chapter 1: Introduction Why Structural Equation Modeling? The Remainder of This BookChapter 2: Structural Equation Models: Theory and Development The Process of Structural Equation ModelingChapter 3: Assessing Model Fit Absolute Fit Comparative Fit Parsimonious Fit Toward a Strategy for Assessing Model FitChapter 4: Using MPlus The Data File The Command File Putting It All Together: Some Basic AnalysesChapter 5: Confirmatory Factor Analysis Model Specification Identification Estimation Assessment of Fit Model Modification Sample Results SectionChapter 6: Observed Variable Path Analysis Model Specification Identification Estimation Mediation Using Equality Constraints Multisample AnalysisChapter 7: Latent Variable Path Analysis Model Specification Sample ResultsChapter 8: Longitudinal Analysis Measurement Equivalence Across Time Latent Growth Curves Cross-Lagged ModelsChapter 9: Multilevel Modeling Multilevel Models in Mplus Conditional Models Random-Slope Models Multilevel Modeling and Mediation