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A Structural Equation Model of Contributing Factors to Adolescent Social Interest
… and peer/romantic involvement (PRI). The final model consisted of FI and SI that contributed to the expression of adolescent social interest. FI included parental communication and parental caring. SI consisted of teacher fairness. SB consisted of a child's self-reported feelings of belonging at …
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Parental Involvement, Students' Self-Engagement, and Academic Achievement: A Structural Equation Model
… achievement by employing a sophisticated structural equation model. The findings illuminated the major dimensions of parental involvement and student self-engagement, offering insights into their stability over time and from different vantage points. The results unraveled the nuanced …
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Commitment to fathering: A structural equation model of college men's parental intentions
… and none attempted to develop a comprehensive model of the ways in which they might interact with each other. The present study proposed to fill this gap by testing such a comprehensive model predicting men's intentions to become involved in parenting. The model proposed that intention to …
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A latent growth curve model from the perspective of a structural equation model
Latent growth curve modeling (LGCM) is a multivariate technique suited for explaining change over time. In this dissertation, the theoretical background needed to address the specification and estimation of a latent growth curve model from the perspective of a structural equation model (SEM), is …
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Interactionist Labeling: A Structural Equation Model of Formal Labeling, Juvenile Delinquency, and Adult Criminality
… and adult criminality, and presents a structural equation model utilizing the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health). The labeling perspective is outlined as it was originally presented, and the theoretical elaborations that have taken place since are highlighted. …
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Tahap kepuasan kerja dan komitmen organisasi dalam kalangan guru kolej vokasional: pendekatan structural equation model
… descriptive analysis while AMOS 18 was used for Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The study found that promotional opportunities, workload and relationship with colleagues significantly affect job satisfaction of teachers. Most importantly, this study also confirmed that there is a significant …
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Dispositional influences on the intent to transfer learning: a test of a structural equation model
… between dimensions of the Five Factor model of personality, goal orientation, self-efficacy and intent to transfer training on the job. Most research articles on the topic focused on a variety of factors influencing transfer. This article attempts to model the complex relationship …
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A Structural Equation Model of the Economic and Lifestyle Motives of Small-Scale Farmers in Illinois
… of motives for farming, which are then used in a structural equation model. The major hypothesis is that for small-scale farmers, farming is a form of consumption rather than production. This hypothesis is based on the theory that lifestyle is an expressive behavior aimed at obtaining reference …
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Estimating Effects Of Non-Normality In Assessing Structural Equation Model Fit For Use Of Physical Science Data
… EFFECTS OF NON-NORMALITY IN ASSESSING</p> <p>STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODEL FIT FOR USE OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE DATA</p> <p>by</p> <p>SARAH ALTA ROSE</p> <p>May 2016</p> <p>Advisor: Dr. Barry Markman</p> <p>Major: Education (Evaluation and Research)</p> <p>Degree: Doctor of Philosophy</p> <p>The …
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The Bonds That Break: Sibling Abuse Perpetration Behaviors as Correlates of Peer Bullying Perpetration Behaviors: A Structural Equation Model
… <p>Results</p> <p>Using partial least squares structural equation modeling, a significant relationship was found between lifetime reports of sibling abuse perpetration behaviors from the general population and their peer bullying perpetration behaviors. Reports of perpetrating physical sibling …
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Towards an Explanation of Overeating Patterns Among Normal Weight College Women: Development and Validation of a Structural Equation Model
… and various eating patterns is growing, a model which explains the mechanisms through which these factors may operate is lacking. A model to explain overeating patterns among normal weight college females was developed and tested. The model contained the following variables: global …
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Attitude, Subjective Norm, and Perceived Behavioral Control as Indicators for Nurse Educators’ Intention to Use Critical Thinking Teaching Strategies: a Structural Equation Model Analysis
… perceived behavioral control in a hypothesized model that may influence nurse educators’ intention to use instructional methods that promote critical thinking in this study referred to as evidence-based critical thinking (EBCT) teaching strategies for critical thinking development in …
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Parental Involvement, Socio-economic Status and Students' Perceptions of the Classroom Learning Environmnet as Predictors of 8th Grade Students Academic Achievement: A Structural Equation Model
… a quantitative, cross-sectional, survey, Structural Equation Modeling design. The sample was drawn from the middle school population. There were 77 student participants with their parents who were from two middle schools across two states in the US. The data was analyzed using AMOS …
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A Structural Equation Model of the Influence of Personal, Behavioral, and Environmental Factors on the Writing Performance of First-year Students at a Selected Michigan Community College
… The research hypothesis was tested using structural equation modeling (SEM) with IBM SPSS Amos 21 (Arbuckle, 2012).</p> <p>Results.</p> <p>Structural equation modeling hypothesis-testing procedures indicated an acceptable fit between the theoretical covariance matrix and the observed …
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The influence of social class on academic outcomes: A structural equation model examining the relationships between student dependency style, student-academic environment fit, and satisfaction on academic outcomes
… social class and their academic outcomes. A structural equation model was proposed, hypothesizing that a student's socioeconomic status (SES) is related to their motives for attending college, thus influencing their perception of fit at the university, their satisfaction with the university, …
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Dimensions for Positioning Tourists’ Destinations: The Case of Tanzania
… tourists’ destinations and determine a model using the perspective of attribute dimension. The study is based on positioning theory. Both Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (EFA and CFA) were used in analysing the data. Structural Equation Model (SEM) using AMOS (Analysis of …
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Gratitude as a Mechanism by which Agreeable Individuals Maintain Good Quality Interpersonal Relationships
… also made self-ratings of friendship quality. Structural equation model analyses with latent factors revealed that dispositional gratitude fully mediated the effects of agreeableness on friendship support, intimacy, and affection. Study 2 extended the findings of Study 1 by examining whether …
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The Politics of Confinement: Prison Population and Capacity Change in Post-War California
… 1946 through 1980. It develops and estimates a structural equation model describing the behavior of prison admissions, releases and rated capacity over time. It also uses qualitative data obtained through semi-structured interviews with corrections officials, legislative staff members, lobbyists …
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Extinguishing or Fueling the Fire: Resilience in Clinical and Counseling Psychology Graduate Students
… coping, and psychological functioning in a structural equation model. Specifically, five personality traits were included as predictors of coping and psychological functioning, and coping served as a predictor of psychological functioning. Three hundred and nine graduate students in clinical …
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