Structural Equation Modeling Working Group
Important announcement
With the retirement of Jost Reinecke, the responsibility of the SEM Working Group has passed to Jochen Mayerl and Henrik Andersen of the University of Technology Chemnitz. Due to privacy concerns, we cannot pass Working Group members’ contact information to the TU Chemnitz without your permission. To continue to be a member of the Working Group and receive the newsletter, please send an email with the subject line “SEM newsletter” to Anne Hallbauer.
History of the SEM Working Group
The Working Group “Structural Equation Modeling” was founded in 1986 and had its first meeting at ZUMA (now GESIS) in Mannheim. Meetings are held in yearly, either in March, April or May. Members of the group come from various disciplines, for example Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, Economy. The Working Group has an informal character. It has no affiliation to any research organization.
The main goal of the group is the exchange and presentation of methodological problems in structural equation modeling and related fields. The meetings are discoursive in nature; they foster a collaborative environment where researchers are encouraged to present unsolved problems and works in progress. It serves as a forum for sharing emerging ideas and challenges, with an emphasis on constructive feedback and mutual learning.
The original letter from Peter Schmidt addressed to Jost Reinecke about the formation of an informal working group for advancing and discussing structural equation modeling (German) along with some photos of the first meetings can be found below.
Meetings
Meetings have taken place at different locations in Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland. Meetings have been held annually since 2007.
Members
There are currently around 150 members on the list. Membership remains easy --- just write an email to Anne Hallbauer with the subject line “SEM Newsletter”.
