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Consistent Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling Using SmartPLS

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Jun-Hwa Cheah
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Marko Sarstedt
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Joseph F. Hair
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Christian M. Ringle *
DOI:10.1080/10705511.2026.2633754delete
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Abstract

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This Teacher's Corner article provides a comprehensive illustration of consistent partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLSc-SEM), a variant of the original PLS-SEM method, which corrects construct correlations for attenuation. The method thereby allows estimating common factor models within a composite-based SEM framework. Our descriptions draw on SmartPLS 4, the most frequently used software for conducting PLS-SEM analyses, illustrating how to set up and estimate the model and interpret the estimates. We further contrast our results with those from other composite-based SEM estimators and from covariance-based SEM using maximum likelihood estimation, as implemented in SmartPLS.
Keywords:
Consistent partial least squares path modeling
consistent partial least squares structural equation modeling
PLSc-SEM
SmartPLS
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Structural Equation Modeling-A Multidisciplinary Journal
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3.2
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hamburg university of technology
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University of Munich
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university of east anglia
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james cook university
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