The influence of social support and empowerment on physical exercise behavior in university students: A self-determination theory perspective by Jianglin Huang, Qiaoqiao Lv, Xiaojin Zeng

“…Despite cross-sectional design limitations and self-reported data, this study innovatively validates latent variable modeling and effect size quantification, providing evidence for integrating social-emotional learning into university health promotion. …”
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Positive mental wellbeing or symptoms of depression? Discriminant validity of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale by Leif Edvard Aarø, Marit Knapstad, Otto Robert Smith

“…Data were examined by means of structural equation- and latent variable modeling, including bifactor analysis and MIMIC models. …”
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Presymptomatic microRNA-based biomarker signatures for the prognosis of localized radiation injury in mice. by Lucie Ancel, Jules Gueguen, Guillaume Thoër, Jules Marçais, Aïda Chemloul, Bernard Le Guen, Marc Benderitter, Radia Tamarat, Maâmar Souidi, Mohamed Amine Benadjaoud, Stéphane Flamant

“…In addition, the Bayesian latent variable modeling confirmed significant correlations between these prognostic miRNA signatures and day 14 clinical and functional outcomes from unrelated mice. …”
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Developmental profiles of eczema, wheeze, and rhinitis: two population-based birth cohort studies. by Danielle C M Belgrave, Raquel Granell, Angela Simpson, John Guiver, Christopher Bishop, Iain Buchan, A John Henderson, Adnan Custovic

“…Using a latent disease profile model, the data were best described by eight latent classes: no disease (51.3%), atopic march (3.1%), persistent eczema and wheeze (2.7%), persistent eczema with later-onset rhinitis (4.7%), persistent wheeze with later-onset rhinitis (5.7%), transient wheeze (7.7%), eczema only (15.3%), and rhinitis only (9.6%). When latent variable modelling was carried out separately for the two cohorts, similar results were obtained. …”
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Longitudinal study of adolescent stress, critical consciousness and resilience trajectories in the context of structural racism: the RISE Baltimore study protocol by Renee M Johnson, Rashelle Musci, Dylan Jackson, Laura K Clary, Tamar Mendelson, Lindsey Webb, Monica Guerrero Vazquez, Joni Holifield, Delida Sanchez, Matt Jans, Roderick Watts

“…Growth mixture modelling and latent variable modelling will be used to analyse quantitative data. …”
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