Exploratory SEM

[Neeraj Kaushik]

Dear Friends

Have you heard of the term Exploratory SEM?

It is considered as an improvement over the traditional CFA. 

Particularly for the multidimensional constructs, traditional CFAs fail to meet good measurement standards: goodness of fit, measurement invariance, lack of differential item functioning, and well-differentiated factors that support discriminant validity. Part of the problem is undue reliance on overly restrictive CFAs in which each item loads on only one factor. 

The two terms CFA and ESEM differ in the following ways:

• Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling (ESEM) integrates exploratory and confirmatory approaches within SEM.
• Unlike CFA, ESEM does not force all cross-loadings to zero. Rather, it allows small, theoretically meaningful cross-loadings across factors.
• This reduces the measurement model misspecification common in CFA.
• ESEM typically produces better overall model fit indices.
• Factor correlations are less inflated compared to CFA.
• It is especially useful when constructs are conceptually related.
• ESEM is ideal for newly developed or adapted measurement scales.

Overall, ESEM offers more realistic and theoretically defensible measurement models.

Read more about E-SEM 

Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling: An Integration of the Best Features of Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis

Application of Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling to Evaluate the Academic Motivation Scale

A New Look at the Big Five Factor Structure Through Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling

I recently studied this concept and explained it in this video:

Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling (ESEM): https://youtu.be/b5Z4DU6pY1E

 

Happy Learning

Neeraj

[DEEPAK SUBBA]

Sir, to run this, do we need a new version?

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[Neeraj Kaushik]

New version of what?

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[DEEPAK SUBBA]

SPSS

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[Neeraj Kaushik]

Exploraory SEM is not available in SPSS

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[DEEPAK SUBBA]

Then, in which software, Sir, is it available??

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[Neeraj Kaushik]

R-Studio (I've already provided the R-script file) and MPlus (Separate module need to be purchased for this)

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[DEEPAK SUBBA]

Thanks

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[sargunpreet kaur]

Thanks Sir  for this information.Also is this feature avaialble in Smart Pls.

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[Neeraj Kaushik]

No, this is not available in SmartPLS

Only MPlus or R-studio

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