Hello Femmy,

Yes. As well, any number of other software packages could handle the proposed model. Do note that moderation implies that you are adding an interaction term for each proposed age x (IV) effect.

Good luck with your work.

thanks david

Dear Femmy Effendy

In ANOVA, the moderator variable effect is represented by the interaction effect between the dependent variable and the factor variable. You can use regression analysis in SPSS to test a moderating effect without using Structural Equation Modeling. This is evidence for a moderation.

Kind Regards

Qamar Ul Islam

Femmy, you can find the LISREL syntax for the constrained and the unconstrained approach in our publication Chapter Testing Multiple Nonlinear Effects in Structural Equation Mo...

Just scroll down to the end of the document.

According to your model, you seem to investigate 7 moderator effects simultaneously. This is problematic, because you need a very large sample size to detect all moderator effects. I wonder whether the moderator effects are based on theory. Furthermore, the model includes multiple moderated mediation effects such as the moderation concerning H1,H4 plus H10 as well as H1,H4 plus H9 plus H11, etc.

I doubt that this is a reasonable model. It may be better to test smaller models instead of this large model.

Kind regards,

Karin

Tnaks Qamar, but anova for multiple group , quiet complicated to do