Confirmatory factor analysis using AMOS: a demonstration
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Daniel T.L. Shek
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Lu Yu
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the process of using AMOS to test first- and higher-order confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) models. We performed the analyses with the AMOS 17.0 statistic package, a very user-friendly program for structural equation modeling. In this paper, we describe the concepts, theories, and basic steps of conducting CFA as well as provide a general introduction to the software AMOS. The process of conducting two different types of CFA within the framework of AMOS program (first-order CFA and higher-order or hierarchical CFA) are illustrated based on the data collected from 604 secondary school teachers involved in the Project P.A.T.H.S. in Hong Kong. The factor structure of a subjective outcome evaluation form developed to assess program implementers’ subjective evaluation about the project was examined.
Acknowledgments
The preparation of this paper and the Project P.A.T.H.S. were financially supported by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust. The authorship is carried equally between the first and second authors.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Editorial
- Statistical analyses in human development research
- Reviews
- Use of structural equation modeling in human development research
- Application of SPSS linear mixed methods to adolescent development research: basic concepts and steps
- How to plot growth curves based on SPSS output? Illustrations based on a study on adolescent development
- Confirmatory factor analysis using AMOS: a demonstration
- Testing factorial invariance across groups: an illustration using AMOS
- The use of confirmatory factor analyses in adolescent research: Project P.A.T.H.S. in Hong Kong
- Family functioning, positive youth development, and internet addiction in junior secondary school students: structural equation modeling using AMOS
- Original Articles
- Using structural equation modeling to examine consumption of pornographic materials in Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong
- Intention to engage in sexual behavior: influence of family functioning and positive youth development over time
- Objective outcome evaluation of a positive youth development program in China
- Subjective outcome evaluation of the training program of the project P.A.T.H.S.: findings based on the revised training program
- Subjective outcome evaluation of a positive youth development program in China
- The Chinese Adolescent Materialism Scale: psychometric properties and normative profiles
- The Chinese Adolescent Egocentrism Scale: psychometric properties and normative profiles
