Application of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to solve environmental sustainability problems: a comprehensive review and meta-analysis

Most methodological areas assume common serious reflections to certify difficult study and publication practices, and, therefore, approval in their area. Interestingly, relatively little attention has been paid to reviewing the application of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) in environmental susta...

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Main Authors: Mardani, A., Streimikiene, D., Zavadskas, E. K., Cavallaro, F., Nilashi, M., Jusoh, A., Zare, H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/75685/1/AbbasMardani_ApplicationofStructuralEquationModeling.pdf
http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/75685/
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Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Language: English
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Summary:Most methodological areas assume common serious reflections to certify difficult study and publication practices, and, therefore, approval in their area. Interestingly, relatively little attention has been paid to reviewing the application of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) in environmental sustainability problems despite the growing number of publications in the past two decades. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to fill this gap by conducting a wide search in two main databases includingWeb of Science and Scopus to identify the studies which used SEM techniques in the period from 2005 to 2016. A critical analysis of these articles addresses some important key issues. On the basis of our results, we present comprehensive guidelines to help researchers avoid general pitfalls in using SEM. The results of this review are important and will help researchers to better develop research models based on SEM in the area of environmental sustainability.