Mplus VERSION 7.4
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06/03/2016 12:54 PM
INPUT INSTRUCTIONS
title: PROTEST moderation using combined case
data:
file = protest.txt;
variable:
names = sexism liking respappr protest;
usev = sexism liking respappr protest mx mz xz;
define:
mx = respappr*protest;
mz = respappr*sexism;
xz = protest*sexism;
analysis:
bootstrap = 10000;
model:
liking on respappr (b1)
protest (b2)
sexism (b3)
mx (b4)
mz (b5)
xz (b6);
respappr on protest (g1)
sexism (g2)
xz (g3);
[respappr] (g0);
model constraint:
loop(z,4,6,0.1);
plot(indirect,direct);
!x1=1, x0=0
indirect=(b1+b4*1+b5*z)*(g1+g3*z);
direct=b2+b6*z+b4*(g0+g1*0+g2*z+g3*0*z);
plot:
type = plot3;
output:
sampstat cinterval(bootstrap);
INPUT READING TERMINATED NORMALLY
PROTEST moderation using combined case
SUMMARY OF ANALYSIS
Number of groups 1
Number of observations 129
Number of dependent variables 2
Number of independent variables 5
Number of continuous latent variables 0
Observed dependent variables
Continuous
LIKING RESPAPPR
Observed independent variables
SEXISM PROTEST MX MZ XZ
Estimator ML
Information matrix OBSERVED
Maximum number of iterations 1000
Convergence criterion 0.500D-04
Maximum number of steepest descent iterations 20
Number of bootstrap draws
Requested 10000
Completed 10000
Input data file(s)
protest.txt
Input data format FREE
SAMPLE STATISTICS
SAMPLE STATISTICS
Means
LIKING RESPAPPR SEXISM PROTEST MX
________ ________ ________ ________ ________
1 5.637 4.866 5.117 0.682 3.632
Means
MZ XZ
________ ________
1 24.945 3.505
Covariances
LIKING RESPAPPR SEXISM PROTEST MX
________ ________ ________ ________ ________
LIKING 1.093
RESPAPPR 0.694 1.803
SEXISM 0.075 0.044 0.610
PROTEST 0.104 0.312 0.015 0.217
MX 0.868 2.358 0.198 1.154 6.841
MZ 4.167 9.789 3.171 1.765 13.576
XZ 0.687 1.724 0.501 1.114 6.051
Covariances
MZ XZ
________ ________
MZ 68.364
XZ 11.928 6.151
Correlations
LIKING RESPAPPR SEXISM PROTEST MX
________ ________ ________ ________ ________
LIKING 1.000
RESPAPPR 0.494 1.000
SEXISM 0.091 0.042 1.000
PROTEST 0.213 0.499 0.040 1.000
MX 0.317 0.671 0.097 0.948 1.000
MZ 0.482 0.882 0.491 0.458 0.628
XZ 0.265 0.518 0.259 0.965 0.933
Correlations
MZ XZ
________ ________
MZ 1.000
XZ 0.582 1.000
UNIVARIATE SAMPLE STATISTICS
UNIVARIATE HIGHER-ORDER MOMENT DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
Variable/ Mean/ Skewness/ Minimum/ % with Percentiles
Sample Size Variance Kurtosis Maximum Min/Max 20%/60% 40%/80% Median
LIKING 5.637 -1.167 1.000 0.78% 4.830 5.500 5.830
129.000 1.093 2.569 7.000 9.30% 6.000 6.500
RESPAPPR 4.866 -0.761 1.500 1.55% 3.750 4.750 5.250
129.000 1.803 -0.137 7.000 2.33% 5.500 6.000
SEXISM 5.117 0.118 2.870 0.78% 4.370 4.870 5.120
129.000 0.610 -0.274 7.000 1.55% 5.250 5.750
PROTEST 0.682 -0.782 0.000 31.78% 0.000 1.000 1.000
129.000 0.217 -1.388 1.000 68.22% 1.000 1.000
MX 3.632 -0.501 0.000 31.78% 0.000 4.000 4.750
129.000 6.841 -1.467 7.000 2.33% 5.250 6.000
MZ 24.945 0.041 7.125 0.78% 18.375 23.100 24.938
129.000 68.364 -0.354 47.250 0.78% 26.785 31.625
XZ 3.505 -0.566 0.000 31.78% 0.000 4.250 4.620
129.000 6.151 -1.404 7.000 1.55% 4.870 5.500
THE MODEL ESTIMATION TERMINATED NORMALLY
MODEL FIT INFORMATION
Number of Free Parameters 13
Loglikelihood
H0 Value -365.322
H1 Value -121.457
Information Criteria
Akaike (AIC) 756.645
Bayesian (BIC) 793.822
Sample-Size Adjusted BIC 752.708
(n* = (n + 2) / 24)
Chi-Square Test of Model Fit
Value 487.731
Degrees of Freedom 2
P-Value 0.0000
RMSEA (Root Mean Square Error Of Approximation)
Estimate 1.372
90 Percent C.I. 1.271 1.476
Probability RMSEA <= .05 0.000
CFI/TLI
CFI 0.142
TLI -3.721
Chi-Square Test of Model Fit for the Baseline Model
Value 576.831
Degrees of Freedom 11
P-Value 0.0000
SRMR (Standardized Root Mean Square Residual)
Value 0.116
MODEL RESULTS
Two-Tailed
Estimate S.E. Est./S.E. P-Value
LIKING ON
RESPAPPR 0.098 0.533 0.184 0.854
PROTEST -3.119 1.750 -1.782 0.075
SEXISM -0.462 0.502 -0.919 0.358
MX 0.112 0.157 0.715 0.475
MZ 0.039 0.100 0.392 0.695
XZ 0.500 0.341 1.466 0.143
RESPAPPR ON
PROTEST -2.687 1.738 -1.546 0.122
SEXISM -0.529 0.320 -1.654 0.098
XZ 0.810 0.346 2.343 0.019
Intercepts
LIKING 6.510 2.623 2.482 0.013
RESPAPPR 6.567 1.596 4.114 0.000
Residual Variances
LIKING 0.779 0.135 5.767 0.000
RESPAPPR 1.269 0.156 8.121 0.000
CONFIDENCE INTERVALS OF MODEL RESULTS
Lower .5% Lower 2.5% Lower 5% Estimate Upper 5% Upper 2.5% Upper .5%
LIKING ON
RESPAPPR -1.270 -0.922 -0.727 0.098 1.013 1.179 1.435
PROTEST -9.140 -7.340 -6.454 -3.119 -0.815 -0.367 0.702
SEXISM -1.755 -1.432 -1.265 -0.462 0.389 0.542 0.838
MX -0.297 -0.190 -0.135 0.112 0.379 0.429 0.532
MZ -0.227 -0.165 -0.135 0.039 0.192 0.228 0.293
XZ -0.221 -0.051 0.031 0.500 1.149 1.290 1.644
RESPAPPR ON
PROTEST -6.922 -5.921 -5.453 -2.687 0.228 0.803 2.038
SEXISM -1.250 -1.097 -1.027 -0.529 0.019 0.141 0.377
XZ -0.138 0.110 0.228 0.810 1.356 1.445 1.630
Intercepts
LIKING -0.029 1.305 2.101 6.510 10.753 11.639 13.471
RESPAPPR 2.102 3.251 3.852 6.567 9.075 9.466 10.233
Residual Variances
LIKING 0.438 0.490 0.518 0.779 0.964 1.020 1.135
RESPAPPR 0.855 0.933 0.977 1.269 1.488 1.543 1.646
PLOT INFORMATION
The following plots are available:
Histograms (sample values, estimated values, residuals)
Scatterplots (sample values, estimated values, residuals)
Loop plots
Bootstrap distributions
DIAGRAM INFORMATION
Use View Diagram under the Diagram menu in the Mplus Editor to view the diagram.
If running Mplus from the Mplus Diagrammer, the diagram opens automatically.
Diagram output
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