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    • Measurement error can bias results in path analysis.
    • Latent variable models offer a potential solution to this bias.
    • Parcels can serve as indicators for latent variables in practical applications.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To compare the efficacy of latent variable models using parcels versus path analysis models.
    • To evaluate the impact of correcting path analysis models with reliability estimates.
    • To determine the best approach for mitigating measurement error in structural equation modeling.

    Main Methods:

    • Latent variable models with parcels as indicators.
    • Path analysis models using aggregated variables.
    • Path analysis models corrected for measurement error using reliability estimates.

    Main Results:

    • Path analysis models yielded the smallest path coefficient estimates.
    • Latent variable models with parcels produced the largest path coefficient estimates.
    • Latent variable models demonstrated superior handling of measurement error.

    Conclusions:

    • Latent variable models utilizing parcels are preferable to path analysis with total scale scores.
    • Employing parcels in latent variable models enhances the accuracy of path coefficient estimation.
    • Researchers should prioritize latent variable modeling to overcome measurement error biases.