On the nature and direction of relationships between constructs and measures

• Published in: Psychological methods Vol. 5; no. 2; p. 155
• Main Authors: Edwards, J R, Bagozzi, R P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2000
• Subjects: Causality; Humans; Models, Organizational; Models, Psychological; Models, Statistical

Theory development typically focuses on relationships among theoretical constructs, placing little emphasis on relationships between constructs and measures. In most cases, constructs are treated as causes of their measures. However, this causal flow is sometimes reversed, such that measures are vie...