create_referent {esem}

Create a referent list

Description

Create a referent list

Usage

create_referent(esem_efa_results)

Arguments

esem_efa_results

is a psych::fa() object with the results of exploratory factor analysis (EFA) The object can be created using psych::fa() or a wrapper esem_efa() function The function uses efa object to identify referents A referent indicator is selected for each factor It is the item that has a large (target) loading for the factor it measures and The referents are used to ensure model identification and are used as starting values/ fixed values in the the next step to create a lavaan model syntax.

Value

A list with factors and corresponding referents (i.e. referents in that factor)