Parceling in Structural Equation Modeling: A Comprehensive Introduction for Developmental Scientists (Elements in Research Methods for Developmental Science)

Little, Todd D.

ISBN 10: 1009211641 / ISBN 13: 9781009211642

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2022

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• Title: Parceling in Structural Equation Modeling: A Comprehensive Introduction for Developmental Scientists (Elements in Research Methods for Developmental Science)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1009211641
• ISBN 13: 9781009211642
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Parceling is pre-modeling strategy to create fewer and more reliable indicators of constructs for use with latent variable models. Parceling is particularly useful for developmental scientists because longitudinal models can become quite complex and even intractable when measurement models of items are fit. In this Element the authors provide a detailed account of the advantages of using parcels, their potential pitfalls, as well as the techniques for creating them for conducting latent variable structural equation modeling (SEM) in the context of the developmental sciences. They finish with a review of the recent use of parcels in developmental journals. Although they focus on developmental applications of parceling, parceling is also highly applicable to any discipline that uses latent variable SEM.