Meta-Analysis Using Structural Equation Modeling: A Practical Guide with LISREL, Mplus, and R

This guide demonstrates how structural equation modeling (SEM) analyzes results from multiple studies. Randall E. Schumacker uses LISREL, Mplus, and R software with examples, steps, and annotated code. It covers meta-analysis basics, path models, confirmatory factor models, and MASEM, with full code available on a companion website. Filling a gap in the contemporary literature, this practical guide shows how structural equation modeling (SEM) can be used to analyze results from multiple different studies on the same subject. Randall E. Schumacker presents programs using LISREL, Mplus, and R software, complete with worked-through examples, procedural steps, and sample annotated code. He provides an overview of meta-analysis and the basic SEM modeling steps before delving into meta-analysis in path models, confirmatory factor models, and structural equation models (MASEM). The book offers insights into why meta-analysis should be considered a multilevel method since data are collected over several years, making time a nested effect. It discusses key MASEM issues, such as publication bias, sample size differences between studies, and the heterogeneity of effect sizes across studies, and reviews PRISMA reporting guidelines aligned with APA style. Full code and output for the book's examples can be accessed at the companion website.