Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is a sophisticated statistical approach applied in the social and behavioral sciences to examine causal pathways and interdependencies among variables. This workshop focuses on the assumptions and possible applications of SEM for developmental research and provides you with hands-on knowledge on how to test these models in both Mplus and R software packages. This workshop is aimed at researchers with a basic understanding of statistical assumptions and a general experience in the use of either or both software. To engage in the practical exercises, we recommend you have a dataset on which to practice and at least one of these programs installed on your computer.
Webinar speakers
Dr. Beatrice Bobba is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Psychology at University of Bologna, Italy. She has obtained a PhD in Social Psychology with a dissertation examining the development and socio-contextual correlates of ethnic prejudice among ethnic majority adolescents. In her current research, she builds upon her previous work focusing on the interplay between intergroup experiences and identity processes. She is well versed in advanced longitudinal analyses which she applies to tackle complex interpersonal and intergroup phenomena in adolescence.
Dr. Stefanos Mastrotheodoros is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Youth and Family, at Utrecht University, the Netherlands, and an Assistant Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Crete. His main research interests include changes in parent-adolescent relationships, adolescent development, and longitudinal modelling. He is also interested in investigating how changes in DNA methylation might play a role in adolescent psychosocial development.
