Abstract
Recent research in the area of organizational behavior on social desirability and negative affectivity as potential sources of artifactual covariance is reviewed. Next, an example of a latent-variable structural equation approach is presented as a more appropriate strategy for analyzing method effects that circumvents problems associated with prior statistical techniques. This example illustrates the specification of a structural equation model with and without method effects and describes the sequence of model comparisons that provides direct tests for the presence of method effects and for the impact of these effects on estimates of substantive relationships. Finally, this latent-variable approach is discussed with regard to other potential applications involving method effects.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 323-331 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Applied Psychology |
Volume | 79 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1994 |