An introduction to the partial least squares approach to structural equation modelling: a method for exploratory psychiatric research

In psychiatry and psychology, relationship patterns connecting disorders and risk factors are always complex and intricate. Advanced statistical methods have been developed to overcome this issue, the most common being structural equation modelling (SEM). The main approach to SEM (CB‐SEM for covariance‐based SEM) has been widely used by psychiatry and psychology researchers to test whether a comprehensive theoretical model is compatible with...