CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGICAL MISTAKES IN PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTH: A CASE STUDY ON THE USE AND ABUSE OF STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING

Abstract

In this article, a research paper is analysed, which was justified based on the theory of developmental psychopathology, the protective factors, self-regulation, resilience, and quality of life among individuals who lived with type 2 diabetes and hypertension. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used for the data analysis. Although the authors conclude that the data are adequate to the theory tested, they commit errors of logic, concept, methodology and interpretation which, taken together, demonstrate a flagrant rupture between the theory and the data.

Keywords

• Psychology
• Health
• Development theory
• Structural equation
• Theory
• Data.