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Family Food Security and Children’s Environment: A Comprehensive Analysis with Structural Equation Modeling

Name: Family Food Security and Children’s Environment: A Comprehensive Analysis with Structural Equation Modeling
Creator: nur anisah mohamed

nur anisah mohamed;

Open Access English

Published: 12 Jul 2017 Journal: Sustainability (issn: 2071-1050,

Publisher: MDPI AG

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Abstract

Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) has been used extensively in sustainability studies to model relationships among latent and manifest variables. This paper provides a tutorial exposition of the SEM approach in food security studies and introduces a basic framework based on family food security and children’s environment sustainability. This framework includes family food security and three main concepts representing children’s environment, including children’s BMI, health, and school performance. A detailed description is provided of how SEM is applied in this type of study. The proposed model contains dependent, independent, mediator, and moderator variables....

doi: 10.3390/su9071220

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free text keywords: food security, classical structural equation modeling, food access, children’s health, children’s BMI, children’s school performance, Environmental effects of industries and plants, TD194-195, Renewable energy sources, TJ807-830, Environmental sciences, GE1-350, Manifest and latent functions and dysfunctions, Structural equation modeling, Developmental psychology, Latent variable, Environmental resource management, business.industry, business, Moderation, Body mass index, Sustainability, Economics, Sustainability studies

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