Volume 31, Issue 5, 2024

1. A Causal Framework for the Comparability of Latent Variables
Philipp Sterner, Florian Pargent, Dominik Deffner & David Goretzko
LMU Munich, Utrecht University, Technical University Berlin, Max Planck Institute for Human Development Berlin

2. To Be Long or To Be Wide: How Data Format Influences Convergence and Estimation Accuracy in Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling
Julia-Kim Walther, Martin Hecht, Benjamin Nagengast & Steffen Zitzmann
University of Tübingen, Helmut Schmidt University, University of Tübingen, Medical School Hamburg

3. Identifying Dynamic Shifts to Careless and Insufficient Effort Behavior in Questionnaire Responses; a Novel Approach and Experimental Validation
Zachary J. Roman, Patrick Schmidt, Jason M. Miller & Holger Brandt
University of Zurich, University of North Georgia, University of Tuebingen

4. Augmented Bifactor Models and Bifactor-(S-1) Models are Identical. A Comment on Zhang, Luo, Zhang, Sun & Zhang (2023)
Tobias Koch & Michael Eid
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Freie Universität Berlin

5. Minimal-Effect Testing, Equivalence Testing, and the Conventional Null Hypothesis Testing for the Analysis of Bi-Factor Models
Shunji Wang, Katerina M. Marcoulides, Jiashan Tang & Ke-Hai Yuan
Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, University of Minnesota, University of Notre Dame

6. Matrix Decomposition Approach for Structural Equation Modeling as an Alternative to Covariance Structure Analysis and Its Theoretical Properties
Naoto Yamashita
Kansai University, Suita, Osaka, Japan

7. Direct Discrepancy Dynamic Fit Index Cutoffs for Arbitrary Covariance Structure Models
Daniel McNeish & Melissa G. Wolf
Arizona State University, University of California

8. Investigating Structural Model Fit Evaluation
Xijuan Zhang & Hao Wu
York University, Vanderbilt University

9. Overall Model Fit Does Not Imply Linearity in Longitudinal Structural Equation Models: Examining Linear Change Over Time Using Latent Variable Modeling
Tenko Raykov, Christine DiStefano & Natalja Menold
Michigan State University, University of South Carolina, Technical University Dresden

10. Dynamic Structural Equation Models with Missing Data: Data Requirements on N and T
Yuan Fang & Lijuan Wang
University of Notre Dame

11. Quantifying Individual Personality Change More Accurately by Regression-Based Change Scores
Steffen Zitzmann, Lisa Bardach, Kai T. Horstmann, Matthias Ziegler & Martin Hecht
University of Tübingen, University of Siegen, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

12. Fitting Cross-Lagged Panel Models with the Residual Structural Equations Approach
Ming-Chi Tseng
National University of Tainan

13. Public Perceptions of the Nursing Profession in Modern Society: An Evolutionary Concept Analysis
Omar Mohammed Alanzi, Hanan Khaloof Alanzi, Awatif Naif Alanzi, Waffa Helayyel Alenzi, Maha Hussein Alanzi, Maha Aref Alanzi, Thanwa Awad Radi Alanzi, Azizah Munahi Rasheed Alruwaili, Manal Enad Alanzi, Meshael Nader Almeshari

14. Comparative Effectiveness of Low-Carbohydrate Diets and Calorie-Restricted Diets for Weight Loss in Individuals with Obesity and Overweight: A Systematic Review
Moayad Yahya Abdulbari, Ali Kareem Saadi, Muteb Iqal Alsulami, Abdulrahman Rizq Allah Alharbi, Nasser Swilh Almodhaibri, Fahad Faleh Deghaileeb Almutairi, Nashmiah Omaysh Almutairi, Turki Saud Alharbi, Meshal Saleh Almutairi, Abdulrahman Majed Abasaffa, Ibrahim Ismail Ali Sumaili, Fahad Abdullah Almutairi

15. Integrating Simulation into Public Health Education to Enhance Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety
Feras Faraj Ateeq Aldosri, Abdullah Abrahem Hosen Aldawsari, Mubarak Mohammed Murdhi Alhabshan, Suliman Abdulrahman Almayouf, Khaled Rashdan Al-Mutairi, Khalil Thawahi Alruhaimi, Sattam Dhaif Allah Al-Otaibi, Bnaidr Sahal Alotaibi, Manal Slaeem Alharthi