Structural equation modelling (SEM) is a multivariate method that incorporates ideas from regression, path-analysis and factor analysis. A Bayesian approach to SEM may enable models that reflect hypotheses based on complex theory. The development and application of Bayesian approaches to SEM has, however, been relatively slow but with modern technology and the Gibbs sampler, is now possible. Th...

School experiences, family bonding and self-concept had always been a crucial factor in influencing all aspects of a student’s development. The purpose of this study is to develop and to validate a priori model of self-concept among students. The study was tested empirically using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) to validate the structural model. To addr...

The market segmentation analysis for bicycle commuting can help identify distinct bicycle market segments and develop specific policies or strategies for increasing the bicycle usage in each segment. This study aims to use the approach of attitudinal market segmentation for identifying the potential markets of bicycle commuting. To achieve the research objective, the household survey is conduct...

1 Within the self-determination theory (SDT; Deci & Ryan, 2000) framework, research has 2 considered the consequences of coaches’ autonomy supportive and controlling behaviors on 3 various athlete outcomes (e.g., motivation and performance). The antecedents of such 4 behaviors, however, have received little attention. Coaches (N = 443) from a variety of sports 5 and competitive levels completed...

Background: Organizational success depends on leadership style. Leadership style probably affects coronavirus anxiety and workers’ safety behavior at work. This study aims to examine the structural association between leadership style and coronavirus anxiety with safety behavior among workers in the sanitary products industry in Qom Province. Materials & Methods: This descriptive-correlative s...

In this tutorial, you will learn how to fit structural equation models (SEM) using Stata software. SEMs can be in the sem command for standard linear SEMs, gsem generalized or by drawing their path diagrams SEM Builder. After a brief introduction Stata, demonstrated through confirmatory factor analysis model, mediation group analysis, and growth curve random-slope model logistic ordinal regress...

the aim of this study was to determine those factors affecting domestic sports brand equity using structural equation modeling. this research was a descriptive survey. 210 elite athletes of ahvaz city were randomly selected using krejcie and morgan table (n=450). a researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data. its validity was measured by a number of experts in the field and its relia...

Objective: This study aims to investigate the mediating role of parental non-involvement in relation to goals of progress with academic dishonesty in students. Methods: This is a correlational study in which the relationships between the variables of the proposed model were investigated using the structural equation modeling method. The statistical population included all female high school s...

the purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of organizational ambidexterity on strategic entrepreneurship in software companies. therefore we examined the ambidexterity with two dimensions i.e. exploration and exploitation as an independent variable and strategic entrepreneurship with four dimensions i.e. entrepreneurial mindset, innovation, managing resources strategically and competit...

Although moral dilemmas such as the trolley and footbridge dilemmas (Thomson, 1986) have been widely employed to investigate the nature of moral reasoning, but their psychometric properties remain a mystery. In this study, 219 participants completed 62 moral dilemma tasks used in Greene et al. (2001), and the correlation structure among the dilemmas was analyzed through factor analysis and stru...