Structural Equation Modeling: Foundations and Extensions

Preface to the Second Edition 1. Historical Foundations of Structural Equation Modeling for Continuous and Categorical Latent Variables 2. Path Analysis: Modeling Systems of Structural Equations Among Observed Variables 3. Factor Analysis 4. Structural Equation Models in Single and Multiple Groups 5. Statistical Assumptions Underlying Structural Equation Modeling 6. Evaluating and Modifying Structural Equation Models 7. Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling 8. Latent Growth Curve Modeling 9. Structural Models for Categorical and Continuous Latent Variables 10. Epilogue: Toward a New Approach to the Practice of Structural Equation Modeling