Estimating and interpreting latent variable interactions: A tutorial for applying the latent moderated structural equations method

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 87-96

  Maslowsky, Julie ^a   Jager, Justin ^b   Hemken, Douglas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

latent variables; methodology; structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONDUCT DISORDER; DEPRESSION; EFFECT SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PSYCHOLOGIST; STANDARDIZATION; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

EID: 84919341462     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025414552301     Document Type: Article

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