Fitting propensity (FP) is defined as a model's average ability to fit diverse data patterns, all else being equal. The relevance of FP to model selection is examined in the context of structural equation modeling (SEM). In SEM it is well known that the number of free model parameters influences FP, but other facets of FP are routinely excluded from consideration. It is shown that models posses...

Meeting satisfaction is an important construct to the field of research on group support systems (GSS). This is because unless the use of GSS technology produces an increase in meeting satisfaction, it is unlikely that users will seek to adopt the technology, regardless of any productivity gains that might be realized. If the underlying causes of meeting satisfaction can be identified, then res...

It is well known that measurement error in observable variables induces bias in estimates in standard regression analysis and that structural equation models (SEM) are a typical solution to this problem. Often, multiple indicator equations are subsumed as part of the SEM model – allowing for consistent estimation of the relevant regression parameters. In many instances, however, embedding the m...

In spite of a growing presence of pornography in contemporary life, little is known about its potential effects on young people's sexual socialization and sexual satisfaction. In this article, we present a theoretical model of the effects of sexually explicit materials (SEM) mediated by sexual scripting and moderated by the type of SEM used. An on-line survey dataset that included 650 young Cro...

Background. Sport financial sponsorship can offer sport marketers the opportunities to address new audiences and enhance brand equity and companies’ performance. Objectives. The purpose of the current study was to develop a model for the role of sport financial sponsorship on brand equity of Yazd ceramic and tile companies. Methods. The current study was conducted with a survey method. Standa...

the purpose of the present study is to investigate effective factors in making people willing to repurchase sports match tickets online with the approach of extending technology acceptance model. this research is considered applied regarding its purpose, descriptive- survey regarding its method, and is based on structural equation model (sem). the participants are iran's national volleybal...

the factor structure of the listening section of a persian language proficiency test (plpt), developed and used for academic purposes, was examined in this study. a structural equation modeling (sem) was employed using amos (v. 18) to analyze the responses of a number of persian language learners (n=120) who participated in the first piloting phase of the test in 2014. to examine whether the li...