How to write multilevel models in gsem that are identical to models in MIXED using STATA?

I am trying to estimate a 2-2-1 mediation model where the IV is a level 2, the moderator is a level 2 and the dv is a level 1 variable.

There is some variation in practices and it seems that Preacher et al (2010) suggest using a MSEM approach that is available in MPLUS. Any idea whether this is doable in STATA 14? And any suggestion in terms of the code (ml_mediation or xtmixed, mle)?

Much appreciated.

Amedeo

Hello. I have experimental data, where I have looked at the effect of my treatment on my three dependent variables (basically public opinion on three different foreign policy measures). I have also controlled for some semi-demographic variables. Now, I want to see if the choice of the first measure (one DV) conditions the choice of other measures (for example, DV2 and DV3). I have been told that I could do it with GSEM command in Stata. Has anyone used it? I cannot get my head around and cannot interpret the outcome. Thank you. 

I know that Process macro is available for SPSS. Can any one guide whether the same is also available for use in Stata?

if we propose in a theoretical model that a particular relationship can have multiple mediators, do we have to gauge the effect of a mediator separately in the relationship of predictor and criterion variable in structural equation modeling or we can enter all the mediators in the model between predictor and criterion, will it be ok ???

Hello,

By default, Stata estimates random effects in multilevel mixed models (e.g. mixed or meqrlogit) in the form of variance components - so I get one estimate for an intercept modeled as random effect on level 2. I wonder if it is possible to additionally obtain average effect coefficients for factor variables (e.g. time) that are specified as random effects on level 2. In other words, I would like to have single coefficients for any level of my random effects variable time instead of the estimated variance only. I know that SAS PROC MIXED provides such estimates but I am not sure on how to do this in Stata.

Thanks a lot.

Regards,

Alexander Pabst

I need to perform the bartlett's test of sphericity for EFA analysis, but cannot find the appropriate STATA command. Would anyone be kind to share it with me?

I have installed factortest, but then what...

I am using STATA 12.1

Thanks!

This is a three level nested model. The fixed efffects were not significant but several of the random effect factors were significcant. Do I just need to report the coefficients and p values? Does anyone know of any journal articles using multi-level random effects modelling using generalised linear regression that could guide the reporting of results?

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