OpenMx Structural Equation Modeling
Ben
Joined: 06/20/2023
Problems with non-convex Hessian with multilevel SEM
As written in this thread, I have repeated problems with a non-convex Hessian while working my way step-wise towards a 3-level SEM with latent variables and their respective measurement items in a paper in organizational psychology.
While I'm looking for general guidelines to deal with non-cenvex Hessians and status code 5-issues in that thread, it's probably good to look at my models to find issues here.
Ben
Joined: 06/20/2023
General strategies to deal with non-convex Hessian matrix
Hello everyone!
I am working on a org psych paper that is currently under review. **The model** is a quite complex *multilevel mediation SEM*, featuring *four latent variables* (only one is exogenous/independent, the others are endogeneous mediators/outcomes). I also include the *measurement models* for each variable (i.e., the respective items as manifest variables). Until now I have done the estimations in a 2-level model using lavaan. For the review I am trying to add a third level to control for further nestedness.
pehkawn
Joined: 05/24/2020
Understanding runHelper() error: MxExpectationRAM: latent exogenous variables are not supported
I've been trying to modify [this example](https://github.com/OpenMx/OpenMx/blob/master/inst/models/nightly/mplus-ex9.23.R) from OpenMx' repos for testing. For this purpose, I am trying to fit the model using WLS. However, this returns the following error message:
Error in runHelper(model, frontendStart, intervals, silent, suppressWarnings, :
MxExpectationRAM: latent exogenous variables are not supported (x -> sw)
Hasan
Joined: 03/07/2023
Moderated bivariate ACE
Hello,
I'm trying to fit a moderated bivariate ACE model such as the one seen in the attached picture.
Is there a way to do this in umx? As far as I can tell, neither umxGxE nor umxGxEbiv do exactly this. Can they be expanded to fit this particular model?
I've tried to get my head around using OpenMx rather than umx, but with little success :-) But I found this script from the Boulder materials - https://vipbg.vcu.edu/media/course/HGEN619_2015/twin2ModBivAceCon.R, am I correct that this fits the model I'm trying to fit?
Thanks!
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cjvanlissa
Joined: 04/10/2019
How to specify a random intercept cross-lagged panel model in OpenMx?
Dear readers,
I am trying to specify an RI-CLPM in OpenMx. However, if I constrain the variance of the observed indicators to zero, the model implied covariance matrix is not positive definite - but these variances are supposed to be zero, as they are partialized into a time-invariant component and a time-variant component. E.g., the variance x1 <-> x1 should be split up into RIx <-> RIx and cx1 <-> cx1.
Can anyone help me correctly specify this model in OpenMx?
ppl
Joined: 01/12/2023
Maximum Likelihood for Cross-Lagged Panel Models with Fixed Effects - Allison et al. 2017
Hey all,
I just started recently to use OpenMx for academic reasons. I'm currently trying to reproduce the empirical example of the paper of Allison et al. 2017 in which they use a Maximum Likelihood Structural Equation Model (ML-SEM) for dynamic panel models.
The authors provide the code of the following software packages: R-lavaan, Stata, Mplus, SAS-Proc Calis. However, I'm using OpenMx in R since it seems to be more flexible for changes and adjustments than lavaan.
Sedat KANADLI
Joined: 08/15/2022
Residual Covariance Matrix
Dear Mike,
A colleague and I studied the factor structure of a scale using the metaSEM package. The reviewers asked us for residual covariance matrice of structural model we construct. I couldn't see a command for this in the metaSEM package. There is vcov but this command gives sampling covariance matrices. Is there a way to see residual covariance matrices?
Sincerely
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Roya
Joined: 10/25/2021
Non-positive definit matrices
Hello Mike,
I am applying the MASEM method to 70 articles to find the direct and indirect effects of a variable (I have only three variables, one outcome, one exposure, and one mediator). I have 67 non-positive definite matrices. I understand that excluding all those matrices is missing lots of data. What should I do in this case? I did the analysis, ignoring the positive definite assumption, and I got the results but I don´t know how reliable are the results.
I´d be grateful if you please help me to find a solution for that.
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iana
Joined: 10/16/2021
How to handle missing data in multilevel meta analysis & mutilevel TSSEM?
Hi Mike and all,
I'm working on a meta-analysis examining the mediators between attachment and intimate partner aggression. I would like to use two methods to meta-analyze the data. The methods include 1) three-level meta-analytic models (Assink & Wibbelink, 2016) and 2) three-level TSSEM (Wilson et al., 2016). Both are random-effects models.
cllstrauss
Joined: 04/07/2022
Random factor loadings in MCFA
Apologies if this is answered elsewhere, but I was wondering if OpenMx allows estimation of random factor loadings at the within-level in a multilevel confirmatory factor analysis.
A less important aside: has anyone been able to successfully include a nonlinear constraint in a two level CFA or SEM with latent variables?
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