Latent profile analysis (LPA) is a categorical latent variable approach that focuses on
identifying latent subpopulations within a population based on a certain set of variables. LPA …

The vast majority of vocational research adopts a variable-centered approach. Implicit in this
approach is the assumption that the population under study is homogeneous, and that …

This chapter focuses on Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling (ESEM), incorporating
bifactor‐ESEM, which represent an overarching data analytic framework in which classical …

This study examined the factor structure of the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) using
secondary data drawn from 20 samples (N= 11,685)—7 English and 13 non-English …

This paper presents two studies focusing on the link between psychological functioning and
self-compassion as measured by the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS), especially in terms of …

Students with externalizing or internalizing behavior problems are at increased risk of
underachievement and school non-completion, often due to their lower school engagement …

Language learners' mindsets–their beliefs about whether language is a fixed aptitude that is
immutable or a malleable capacity that can be developed–are associated with achievement …

The 2011 Organizational Research Methods Feature Topic on latent class procedures has
helped to establish person-centered analyses as a method of choice in the organizational …

The Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) is a widely used measure to assess the trait of self-
compassion, and, so far, it has been implicitly assumed that it functions the same way across …

Self-determination theory presents a multi-dimensional approach to human motivation in
which motivation is driven by a range of classifiably distinct regulation styles. However …