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| I have a fairly complicated mediation model that I would like to test, and I am wondering if it is practicially possible to test all parameters simultaneously in MPlus. I have run a preliminary LCA and determined that the 3-class solution was the best-fitting. Herein lies my issue, this nominal variable will be the mediator in an SEM model. This variable will be predicted by multiple covariates and then predict my distal outcomes. Is it possible to test these relationships in the model given the mediator is general categorical? Related to this, can the 3-STEP APPROACH be used as well? |
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You find writings on this at our Mediation web page:
http://www.statmodel.com/Mediation.shtml
See especially the book,
Muthén, B., Muthén, L. & Asparouhov, T. (2016). Regression And Mediation Analysis Using Mplus. Los Angeles: Muthén & Muthén.
and also
Muthén, B. (2011). Applications of causally defined direct and indirect effects in mediation analysis using SEM in Mplus. Click here to download the paper.
You find Mplus scripts at
http://www.statmodel.com/Mplus_Book_Tables.shtml
see the Table 8.35 run.
3-step should be possible but I don't have any scripts available for that. |
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