Reza Mir

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Is there any validated scales for measuring construal level of environmental threats?

Within construal level theory literature, the construal level manipulation check is often takes place with scales such as behavioral identification form (BIF). This scale measure abstract vs....

06 October 2023 5,592 0 View

Can a journal demand a minimum number of citations from their own papers (i.e. self-citations) before considering a paper for publication?

Recently, I came across a case of a Journal demanding the author to add five references from the journal so as to publish the paper. I wonder whether this is a legit demand, and what entity...

04 August 2023 7,816 3 View

Can a dependent variable be a moderator in the model?

Drawing on the theories, I have developed the conceptual model depicted in the figure. All variables are latent, and I intent to run CB-SEM due to confirmatory nature of the model. Considering the...

24 December 2022 8,232 2 View

How to generate data for a continuous observed variable within specific range of values using Monte Carlo in Mplus?

I wanna simulate data for an observed continuous variable. The values are supposed range between 10 and 20, with mean of 16 and variance of 2. I would appreciate if anyone could help me with...

03 July 2022 6,233 2 View

Is Combining CB-SEM and Hayes' PROCESS Method Problematic?

As Hayes (2022) notes, the technical challenges associated with conducting moderation analyses using latent variables make such analyses impractical—if not impossible, in my experience. This has...

01 January 1970 5,673 6 View