Total, direct, and indirect effects in structural equation ...
citeseer.ist.psu.edu › showcitingThe structural equation model (SEM) is a flexible and powerful analytical method that has become a mainstay in many areas of social science research. The generality of this approach is evidenced in the ability to parameterize the SEM to estimate well known members of the general linear modeling (GLM) family including the t-test, ANOVA, ANCOVA, MANOVA, MANCOVA, and the multiple regression model.