Model Setting and Interpretation of Results in Research Using Structural Equation Modeling: A Checklist with Guiding Questions for Reporting.

Purpose: This study develops a checklist with guidelines for the methods and important factors to consider in research using structural equation modeling (SEM).
Method: The paper discusses the factors to consider in the process across the three stages of 1) model setting, 2) model evaluation and modification, and 3) interpretation and reporting of SEM-based studies.
Results: The authors present a checklist for researchers during the stages of model setting, model evaluation and modification, result analysis, and reporting, along with examples of figures and tables with explanations.
Conclusion: A checklist will help to improve the reporting quality of SEM-based studies.
Competing Interests: Conflict of interest The authors declared no conflicts of interest to disclose.
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