scholarly journals The Validation Crisis in Psychology

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrich Schimmack
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Structural Equation Model ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Construct Validation ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
The State ◽  
Crisis In Psychology ◽  
Seminal Article ◽  
Validation Research

In this commentary on the state of validation research in psychology, I review Cronbach and Fiske’s (1955) seminal article and point out that the term is widely used, but researchers rarely follow their recommendations. Most important, construct validation requires specification of a nomological net, which could be done with a structural equation model and construct validity should be quantified, which could be done by means of factor loadings in an SEM measurement model.

scholarly journals The Validation Crisis in Psychology

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrich Schimmack
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Causal Modeling ◽  
Crisis In Psychology ◽  
Multi Method Approach ◽  
Validation Research ◽  
Method Approach

Cronbach and Meehl (1955) introduced the concept of construct validity and described how researchers can demonstrate that their measures have construct validity. Although the term construct validity is widely used, few researchers follow Cronbach and Meehl’s recommendation to quantify construct validity with the help of nomological networks. As a result, the construct validity of many popular measures in psychology is unknown. I call for rigorous tests of construct validity that follow Cronbach and Meehl’s recommendations to improve psychology as a science. Without valid measures even replicable results are uninformative. I suggest that a proper program of validation research requires a multi-method approach and causal modeling of correlations with structural equation models. Construct validity should be quantified to enable cost-benefit analyses and to replace existing measures with better measures that have superior construct validity.

scholarly journals Un modelo de ecuaciones estructurales sobre el efecto de la salud en la intención de practicar desplazamiento activo: estudio de la invarianza factorial por sexo y edad (A structural equation model about the effect of health on behaviour intention to pra

Retos ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 386-394
Author(s):  
José Antonio Ortiz Sánchez ◽  
José M. Ramírez Hurtado ◽  
Ignacio Contreras
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Model ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Factorial Invariance ◽  
Active Commuting ◽  
Convenience Sample

  En los últimos años ha habido un elevado crecimiento de problemas de salud en las personas, tales como obesidad, sobrepeso, diabetes, etc. Una forma de combatir este problema es el desplazamiento activo. El objetivo de este trabajo es evaluar el efecto de la salud, el confort y la conciencia medioambiental sobre la intención de practicar desplazamiento activo, así como estudiar la invarianza factorial por sexo y edad. Para ello se diseñó un cuestionario y se distribuyó mediante un muestreo por conveniencia con efecto de bola de nieve, obteniéndose 448 respuestas válidas. Para el análisis se especificó y estimó un modelo de ecuaciones estructurales con AMOS. Los resultados permitieron verificar la fiabilidad y validez del modelo de medida y del modelo estructural. De igual modo, los resultados permitieron concluir que se cumple la invarianza factorial para la variable sexo, pero no se cumple la invarianza factorial estricta para la variable edad. Abstract. A growing of health problems in people have been in recent years, as obesity, overweight, diabetes, etc. Active commuting is a way to combat these problems. The objective of this work is to assess the effect of health, comfort and environmental awareness on behaviour intention to practice active commuting, as well as to study the factorial invariance by sex and age. For this purpose, a questionnaire was designed and distributed by means of a convenience sample with snowball effect. 448 responses were obtained from this sample. The specification and estimation of structural equation model with AMOS was designed for the analysis of the data. The results show that the reliability and validity of measurement model and structural model is verified. The results also show that factorial invariance by sex is verified but strict factorial invariance for age is not verified.

Strategic planning key factor in tangible–intangible results in microenterprises

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Armando López-Lemus ◽  
María Teresa De la Garza Carranza ◽  
Quetzalli Atlatenco Ibarra ◽  
José Guadalupe López-Lemus
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Structural Equation Model ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
The State ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The objective of this research is to know the degree of influence that strategic planning (SP) exerts on the tangible and intangible results of business microenterprises in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. Design/methodology/approach The methodological design was quantitative, explanatory, observational and cross-sectional, where a sample of 407 young leaders of microenterprises from the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, was obtained. To evaluate hypotheses, a structural equation model (SEM) was developed. Regarding the goodness and adjustment indices of the SEM, they were absolutely acceptable. Findings The results obtained through Pearson’s correlation show that there is a positive and significant relationship between SP and the tangible and intangible results of microenterprises. In addition, through the results obtained with the SEM model, it is statistically demonstrated that SP positively and significantly influences the tangible and intangible results of microenterprises in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. Research limitations/implications In this research, only SP was valued as a variable that intervenes in the process of achieving tangible and intangible results to achieve the business objectives of entrepreneurial microenterprises in the state of Guanajuato. It is essential to point out that other variables that intervene in the process must be considered to generate tangible and intangible results. It is recommended to carry out further research under these variables to identify strategies for improving entrepreneurial microenterprises for their growth, sustainability and rapid positioning in a highly competitive market. Practical implications SP represents one of the tools to achieve the success of microenterprises through tangible and intangible results. However, microenterprises show a need to involve the use and application of SP to define clear indicators that contribute to obtaining satisfactory tangible and intangible results. Originality/value The findings are relevant and of great value, because there is currently not enough research that focuses on the variables analyzed, in this sense, SP and the tangible and intangible results of young entrepreneurial leaders of microenterprises in the Mexican context. The limitations of this study lie in the low participation and interest of young microenterprise entrepreneurs in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico.

scholarly journals Analysis of Influencing Factors of Teaching Effect Based on Structural Equation Model

Complexity ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Xin Xu
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Model ◽  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Student Response ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Causal Connection

Structural equation model is a multivariate statistical analysis method. It can not only test some unpredictable abstract ideas, but also design parameters for the causal connection model between independent variables and dependent variables. Among them, the analysis of various latent variables is based on the verification factor analysis technology. The research first collects various relevant data, derives the latent variables and measurement variables, then composes the measurement model, and then verifies the adaptability of the measurement model structure mode through actual data collection. When such suitable factors are determined, a causal model based on path analysis technology for latent variables, that is, a structural model, can be used for parameter design. This article uses the structural equation model as an analysis tool, starting from the three aspects of teachers, cases, and students to evaluate the application effect of the case teaching method in the classroom teaching of intellectual property law course and construct a structural equation model of the influencing factors of the case teaching effect. To understand students’ satisfaction with case teaching effects and related influencing factors, the research results show that the effect of case teaching is jointly affected by the level of teachers, case selection, and student response. Among them, teacher factors have the greatest impact on case teaching effects, followed by case factors, and students have the least.

scholarly journals Assessing the Relationship between Program Education Objectives and Program Learning Outcomes in Outcome-Based Education Using Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Model

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 1709-1713
Keyword(s):  
Least Squares ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Partial Least Squares ◽  
Structural Equation Model ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Path Model ◽  
Outcome Based Education ◽  
The Relationship

Institution of higher learning in Malaysia has implemented an Outcome-Based Education (OBE) since 2007. Among the crucial components of OBE were the Program Education Objectives (PEOs) and Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs). The development of PEOs has to take into consideration the involvement of stakeholders, in order to address their needs and requirements and also must in line with the institutional vision and mission. PLOs, on the other hand, has to be aligned with PEOs to attain OBE. The study withal strive the relationship between PLOs and PEOs in OBE by using Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM) approach as the sample size was too small to utilize Structural Equation Modelling-Analysis of Moment Structure (SEM-AMOS). A simple random sampling was used to select 90 teachers throughout Malaysia. The selected teachers were a graduate of Sultan Idris Education University's (UPSI) Mathematics Education Degree (BEd Maths). From the analysis, it revealed that all the relationships in the developed model were significant at p<0.001. The results indicated that the developed model was strengthened by empirical analysis and in parallel with the preceding findings and theoretical framework. Apart of PEOs and PLOs path model, the study also successfully validated all the indicator variables depicted in PEOs and PLOs measurement model. This study had successfully developed and evaluated PEOs and PLOs relationship in OBE by means of structural equation model through PLS-SEM approach. In conclusions, the relationship between PEOs and PLOs can not only be expressed qualitatively, but also be modeled in the structural equation.

scholarly journals Structural Equation Model to predict the intention of stay to the local Business Group

DYNA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 87 (213) ◽  
pp. 159-164
Author(s):  
Eileen Cruz González ◽  
José Alberto Vilalta-Alonso
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Predictive Model ◽  
Structural Equation Model ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Business Group ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Affective Organizational Commitment ◽  
Local Business

With the objective of obtaining a predictive model of the intention of stay applicable to the companies subordinated to the the local Business Group in the province of Artemisa, Cuba, the investigation consisted of the application of a questionnaire to 353 workers of 8 companies that were derelict in their corporate purpose. The results obtained support the hypotheses proposed since both the affective organizational commitment, the normative organizational commitment and the organizational commitment of continuity are significantly and positively related to the intention of permanence (r = 0.68, r = 0.55, r = 0.44, with p < 0.01), R2 = 0.552. The AMOS software is used to obtain the measurement model and the structural model as well as for the equations (CMIN/DF = 1.978, CFI = 0.972, SRMR = 0.043, RMSEA = 0.062, PClose = 0.084).

scholarly journals Conception and evaluation of a structural equation model to measure the reputation of German horticulture

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Marike Isaak ◽  
Iris Brenneke ◽  
Wolfgang Lentz
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Structural Equation Model ◽  
Latent Variable ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
Formative Indicators ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Explorative Factor Analysis

The reputation of a sector is an important strategic resource. The aim of this article is to develop a measurement model for the horticulture sector. Reputation is a latent variable and is represented by formative and reflective indicators. A theoretically elaborated model will be evaluated and completed with the help of experts (n=102), and the segments that influence reputation will be identified. The quality assessment of the formative indicators, using multiple regression, and the reflective indicators, using an explorative factor analysis, led to a model with a total of 15 indicators. With the help of open questions, it was possible, to specify the indicators already considered or to include them in the model as new indicators. A reputation map shows the interaction between the reputation of horticulture and that of the individual segments. This shows a much greater influence of the service segments on the sector reputation compared to the production segments.

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