A Primer of LISREL

Section I Introduction.- 1 The LISREL Confirmatory Factor Analytic (CFA) Model.- 1. Basic Concepts.- 2. The General LISREL Model.- 3. The LISREL CFA Model.- 4. Summary.- 2 Using the LISREL Program.- LISREL Input.- 1. Basic Rules.- 2. Problem Run Specification.- 3. Data Specification.- 4. Model Specification.- 5. Output Specification.- LISREL Output.- 1. Standard Output.- 2. Error Messages.- Summary.- Section II Single-Group Analyses.- 3 Application 1: Validating a Theoretical Construct.- Hypothesis 1: Self-Concept Is a Four-Factor Structure.- 1. LISREL Input.- 2. LISREL Output.- 3. The Issue of Post Hoc Model Fitting.- Hypothesis 2: Self-Concept Is a Two-Factor Structure.- Hypothesis 3: Self-Concept Is a One-Factor Structure.- Summary.- 4 Application 2: Validating a Measuring Instrument.- 1. The SDQIII: The Measuring Instrument Under Study.- 2. LISREL Input.- 3. LISREL Output.- 4. Post Hoc Analyses.- 5. Summary.- 5 Validating Multiple Traits Assessed by Multiple Methods: The Multitrait-Multimethod Framework.- 1. Assessment of Contruct Validity: The MTMM Matrix.- 2. LISREL Input.- 3. LISREL Output.- 4. Comparison of MTMM Models.- 5. Summary.- Section III Multigroup Analyses.- 6 Testing for Measurement and Structural Invariance of a Theoretical Construct.- 1. Testing for Factorial Invariance: The General Framework.- 2. Tests for Invariance Related to Self-Concept.- 3. LISREL Input for Multigroup Analyses.- 4. Testing Hypotheses Related to Factorial Invariance.- 5. Summary.- 7 Testing for Item Invariance of a Measuring Instrument.- 1. Tests for Invariance Related to the SDQIII.- 2. Tests for Invariance Across Ability.- 3. Summary.- 8 Testing for Invariant Latent Mean Structures.- 1. Tests for Invariance Related to Latent Self-Concept Means.- 2. Testing for the Invariance of Factor Covariance Structures.- 3. Testing for the Invariance of Factor Mean Structures.- 4. Summary.- References.- Appendix: Description of Data and Measuring Instruments.