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Moderation (latent interaction)

Moderate a CB-SEM path with a latent interaction; Bootstrap then runs Moderation analysis (modsem).

How to

  1. 1On the Structural pane, drag the moderator's centre (e.g. Trust) onto the path it moderates (e.g. Service Quality → Loyalty). A dotted line marks the interaction.
  2. 2Click Bootstrap. With a latent interaction in the model, the dialog has a Moderation tab.
  3. 3Under Latent interaction, keep Quasi-Maximum Likelihood (QML) (recommended) or choose LMS (required with FIML or higher-order constructs) or a product-indicator method (DCA, UCA, RCA, CA).
  4. 4Bootstrap interaction SEs is off by default: Moderation reports analytic interaction and simple-slope SEs.
  5. 5Start bootstrap. Bootstrap fits the main effects, then Moderation analysis runs automatically; Results list the interaction effects with their CIs.

Good to know

  • The moderator's main effect on the outcome is added to the estimated model automatically; you don't draw it as a path.