Accuracy of estimates and statistical power for testing meditation in latent growth curve modeling

Structural Equation Modeling

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 195-211

  Cheong, Jee Won ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy of mediated effects; Indirect effects; Latent growth curve modeling; Longitudinal mediation; Statistical power

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957837615     PISSN: 10705511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10705511.2011.557334     Document Type: Article

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