Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to examine whether coping efforts and social support mediate the long-term sequelae of child maltreatment. The hypothesized SEM fit the data well and indicated that the association between previous childhood sexual and physical maltreatment and current psychological adjustment appeared to be strongly mediated by social support and coping strategies. ...

In disciplines other than IS, the use of covariance-based structural equation modelling (SEM) is the mainstream method for SEM analysis, and for confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Yet a body of IS literature has developed arguing that PLS regression is a superior tool for these analyses, and for establishing reliability and validity. Despite these claims, the views underlying this PLS literatu...

the impact assessment method seeks to bring about a more ecologically, socio-culturally and economically sustainable and equitable environment. determining the main factors affecting the attitudes of stakeholders is crucial for understanding the impacts of development plans. this approach helps planners and decision makers to identify the values and traits of stakeholders and accelerate the dif...

This study explores the impact of teachers' content knowledge, pedagogical student-centered approach, and teacher-centered approach on student achievement perceptions. Data were collected from seven public secondary schools in Pakistan using an adapted self-report instrument five Likert scales. Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) was employed as estimation technique by ...

Partial Least Squares Path Modelling (PLSPM) is a popular technique for estimating structural equation models in the social sciences, and is frequently presented as an alternative to covariance-based analysis as being especially suited for predictive modeling. While existing research on PLSPM has focused on its use in causalexplanatory modeling, this paper follows two recent papers at ICIS 2012...

This study investigates the level of integrated reporting Malaysian listed companies and explores potential effects corporate governance mechanisms on reporting. The annual reports 150 main market, Bursa Malaysia, for year ended 2014 were examined to analyze companies' practices using content analysis. An index was constructed following key elements framework established by International Integr...

This article discusses a modelling framework that links two well-known statistical methods: structural equation modelling (SEM) and latent class or finite mixture modelling. This hybrid approach was proposed independently by Arminger and Stein [1], Dolan and Van der Maas [4], and Jedidi, Jagpal and DeSarbo [5]. Here, we refer to this approach as mixture SEM or latent class SEM. There are two di...