Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) for satisfaction and dissatisfaction ratings; multiple group invariance analysis across scales with different response format

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 203-221

  Mazaheri, Mehrdad ^a   Theuns, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SISTAN AND BALUCHESTAN   (Iran)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dissatisfaction; Multiplegroup invariance analysis; Satisfaction; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 61349202205     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-008-9278-8     Document Type: Article

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