{{ link.title }} ESEM code generator for Mplus | A convenient tool for ESEM, Bi-factor ESEM, ESEM within CFA, and Hierarchical ESEM code generation Text copied to clipboard Close Input Background Information

Step 1: Insert your basic CFA factor structure here

Step 2:
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The purpose of this tool is to help you generate the syntaxes needed to run an Exploratory Structural Equation Model (ESEM) with ease, as the process can become quite tedious and complex. Specifically, the tool guides you through the process to generate the Mplus syntaxes needed to run a Normal ESEM-, a Bifactor ESEM- and the eventual ESEM within CFA and Hierarchical ESEM solutions (if needed). This is done in four steps:
  • STEP 1: Insert your basic CFA factor structure as indicated below (no covariances or variance constraints should be load, only indicators)
  • STEP 2: Copy the appropriate syntax generate for the Regular ESEM or Bi-Factor ESEM solution into Mplus and run.
    NOTE: It is very important that you copy the USEVARIABLES list with the syntax so the indicators are in the correct order as specified in the syntax or your results will be incorrect!
  • STEP 3: (Only for bifactor ESEM): Uploud the Mplus Output generated in STEP 2, to generate the H-ESEM code
  • STEP 3: (Only for H-ESEM): Upload the Mplus Output generate in STEP 2, to generate the H-ESEM code
  • STEP 4: If you found this tool helpful, please cite it in your work for support in developing more tools helpful tools in the future.

Input Format

F1 by
item1
item2
item3;

F2 by
item7
item9
item14;

F3 by
item4
item5
item8;

or use:

F1 by item1 item2 item3;
F2 by item7 item9 item14;
F3 by item4 item5 item8;

Select the code you want to use and copy it into the Mplus software program to run your model.

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                                        Citation for use of this generator:
                                        

                                            De Beer, L.T. & Van Zyl, L.E. (2019). ESEM code generator for Mplus. Retrieved from https://statstools.app/esem/  doi: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8320250
                                            
                                        

                                    

                                    

                                        References:
                                        
    
                                            
  • Asparouhov, T., & Muthén, B. (2009). Exploratory structural equation modeling. Structural equation modeling: A multidisciplinary journal, 16(3), 397-438.
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  • Howard, J. L., Gagné, M., Morin, A. J., & Forest, J. (2018). Using bifactor exploratory structural equation modeling to test for a continuum structure of motivation. Journal of Management, 44(7), 2638-2664.
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  • Morin, A.J.S., & Asparouhov, T. (2018). Estimation of a hierarchical Exploratory Structural Equation Model (ESEM) using ESEM-within-CFA. Montreal, QC: Substantive Methodological Synergy Research Laboratory.
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                                                    Step 3 (Optional):

                                                    If you require ESEM within CFA code / Bifactor-within-CFA code or Hierarchical ESEM (H-ESEM) code upload the corresponding Mplus ESEM output file that corresponds to the regular ESEM in the case of the H-ESEM or the bifactor ESEM for the Bifactor-within-CFA.
                                                

                                                

                                                    
                                                    
                                                    

                                                    
                                                        
                                                        
                                                    

                                                    

                                                        
                                                    


                                                    
                                                        

                                                            
Crossloading Options:

                                                            
                                                                
                                                                

                                                                
                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                        This uses the largest loading for each factor and fixes it as the cross-loading in each factor.
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                        Experimental function where the script attempts to identify the most optimal loading from the 

                                                                        specific original factor where it also has the smallest cross-loadings to fix in the model.

                                                                        If the default loadings option was the optimal solution then there is no difference between

                                                                        the options as it was already the optimal solution.
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                            
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  • This resource is free to use and a citation of use of it is appreciated.
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  • This tool is used at your own discretion and the authors accept no liability for any potential error(s).
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  • This resource was created independently and the authors are not affiliated with Mplus in any official capacity.
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  • This resource is GDPR compliant. No data or syntax is stored, tracked or reviewed.
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  • This version of the syntax generator was beta tested with Mplus versions 8.2 and 8.3.
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  • At the moment, the tool is only able to generate code for a second order H-ESEM solution.
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                        Comments, suggestions or questions: DeBeer.Leon@nwu.ac.za
                    

                    

                    
                        
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