Application of fit indices in testing the theoretical models in psychology: Possibilities and limitations

dc.creator	Lazarević Ljiljana
dc.date	2008-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:11:34Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:11:34Z
dc.identifier	10.2298/ZIPI0801101L
dc.identifier	0579-6431
dc.identifier	1820-9270
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/df9227c754d14d47aa6a01008ccab855
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/14497
dc.description	This paper deals with the fit indices used in Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) for testing theoretical models and the difficulties that can occur during the testing of theoretical models in different fields of psychology. The paper discusses the basic assumptions of SEM and presents the indices used for assessing the fit of theoretical models. This paper also presents the procedures for calculating the basic statistic for assessing the fit of models (χ2), as well as for calculating the most commonly used fit indices, in order to gain a better insight into the advantages and potential difficulties that can occur during their usage. We mention the difficulties regarding the assessment of fit of the model based on χ2 and the discussed fit indices stemming from the sample size, data distribution and assessment methods, wrong specification of model and disturbance of normality and independence of latent variables, as well as the ways in which these difficulties can be overcome. This paper provides a proposal for the approach to presenting the fit indices in reports on studies where theoretical models were tested via SEM.
dc.language	Serbian
dc.publisher	Institut za pedagoška istraživanja
dc.relation	http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0579-6431/2008/0579-64310801101L.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/0579-6431
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1820-9270
dc.source	Zbornik Instituta za Pedagoška Istraživanja, Vol 40, Iss 1, Pp 101-121 (2008)
dc.subject	structural equation modeling
dc.subject	fit of theoretical models
dc.subject	fit indices
dc.subject	psychology
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Application of fit indices in testing the theoretical models in psychology: Possibilities and limitations
dc.type	article