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  1. The performance of Bayesian fit indices in approximate measurement invariance testing with many groups in cross-cultural research

    Article • Behavior Research Methods, July 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Xinya Liang

  2. The performance of Bayesian fit measures in detecting misspecified multilevel structural equation modeling

    Article • Behavior Research Methods, June 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Xinya Liang

  3. Path Analysis With Mixed-Scale Variables: Categorical ML, Least Squares, and Bayesian Estimations

    Article • Educational and Psychological Measurement, October 2025, SAGE Publications

    Xinya Liang

  4. Sensitivity of Fit Indices to Model Complexity and Misspecification in Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling

    Article • Psychology International, October 2025, MDPI AG

    Xinya Liang

  5. The influence of task type and learner language background on writing production and anxiety: A Bayesian linear mixed-effects analysis

    Article • Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, August 2025, Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan

    Xinya Liang

  6. Correction: Probing beyond: The impact of model size and prior informativeness on Bayesian SEM fit indices

    Article • Behavior Research Methods, April 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Xinya Liang

  7. Comparing Frequentist and Bayesian Methods for Factorial Invariance with Latent Distribution Heterogeneity

    Article • Behavioral Sciences, April 2025, MDPI AG

    Xinya Liang

  8. Probing beyond: The impact of model size and prior informativeness on Bayesian SEM fit indices

    Article • Behavior Research Methods, March 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Xinya Liang

  9. Evaluating General Network Scoring Methods as Alternatives to Traditional Factor Scoring Methods

    Article • November 2024, Center for Open Science

    Xinya Liang

  10. The Impact of Ignoring Cross-loadings on the Sensitivity of Fit Measures in Measurement Invariance Testing

    Article • Structural Equation Modeling A Multidisciplinary Journal, July 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Xinya Liang

  11. Bayesian regularization in multiple-indicators multiple-causes models.

    Article • Psychological Methods, July 2023, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Xinya Liang

  12. Children across cultures respond emotionally to the acoustic environment

    Article • Cognition & Emotion, June 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Xinya Liang

  13. The Development of a Standardized Effect Size for the SIBTEST Procedure

    Article • The Journal of Experimental Education, November 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Xinya Liang

  14. Small-Variance Priors in Bayesian Factor Analysis with Ordinal Data

    Article • The Journal of Experimental Education, August 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Xinya Liang

  15. The Mediating Role of Text Reading Fluency in Reading Comprehension in English and Kiswahili: Evidence from Multilingual Contexts in Kenya

    Article • Reading & Writing Quarterly, June 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Xinya Liang

  16. The Impact of Model Size on the Sensitivity of Fit Measures in Measurement Invariance Testing

    Article • Structural Equation Modeling A Multidisciplinary Journal, April 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Xinya Liang

  17. Implementing a Standardized Effect Size in the POLYSIBTEST Procedure

    Article • Educational and Psychological Measurement, February 2022, SAGE Publications

    Xinya Liang

  18. Sensitivity of Fit Measures to Lack of Measurement Invariance in Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling

    Article • Structural Equation Modeling A Multidisciplinary Journal, September 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Xinya Liang

  19. Reevaluating the SIBTEST Classification Heuristics for Dichotomous Differential Item Functioning

    Article • Educational and Psychological Measurement, June 2021, SAGE Publications

    Xinya Liang

  20. Regarding Item Parameter Invariance for the Rasch and the 2-Parameter Logistic Models: An Investigation under Finite Non-Representative Sample Calibrations

    Article • Measurement Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, January 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Xinya Liang

  21. The Influence of Leaders’ Positive and Implicit Followership Theory of University Scientific Research Teams on Individual Creativity: the Mediating Effect of Individual Self-Cognition and the Moderating Effect of Proactive Personality

    Article • Sustainability, March 2020, MDPI AG

    Xinya Liang

  22. Hierarchical Bayes Approach to Estimate the Treatment Effect for Randomized Controlled Trials

    Article • Educational and Psychological Measurement, March 2020, SAGE Publications

    Xinya Liang

  23. Prior Sensitivity in Bayesian Structural Equation Modeling for Sparse Factor Loading Structures

    Article • Educational and Psychological Measurement, February 2020, SAGE Publications

    Xinya Liang

  24. The Performance of ESEM and BSEM in Structural Equation Models with Ordinal Indicators

    Article • Structural Equation Modeling A Multidisciplinary Journal, February 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Xinya Liang

  25. Regularized Structural Equation Modeling to Detect Measurement Bias: Evaluation of Lasso, Adaptive Lasso, and Elastic Net

    Article • Structural Equation Modeling A Multidisciplinary Journal, December 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Xinya Liang

  26. A Comprehensive Comparison of Model Selection Methods for Testing Factorial Invariance

    Article • Structural Equation Modeling A Multidisciplinary Journal, August 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Xinya Liang

  27. Impact of Q-matrix specifications in a DINA model

    Article • Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, August 2019, SAGE Publications

    Xinya Liang

  28. Associations between adolescent media use, mental health, and risky sexual behaviors

    Article • Children and Youth Services Review, August 2019, Elsevier

    Xinya Liang

  29. Simultaneously Modeling Differential Testlet Functioning and Differential Item Functioning: Addressing Variance Heterogeneity with a Multigroup One-Parameter Testlet Model

    Article • Measurement Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, April 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Xinya Liang

  30. Evaluation of Structural Relationships in Autoregressive Cross-Lagged Models Under Longitudinal Approximate Invariance:A Bayesian Analysis

    Article • Structural Equation Modeling A Multidisciplinary Journal, December 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Xinya Liang

  31. Challenges and Opportunities for International Students in Graduate Education

    Article • International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, October 2015, IGI Global

    Xinya Liang

  32. Learning how the electron transport chain works: independent and interactive effects of instructional strategies and learners’ characteristics

    Article • Advances in Health Sciences Education, March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David W. Nelson, Xinya Liang

  33. An evaluation of WLSMV and Bayesian methods for confirmatory factor analysis with categorical indicators

    Article • International Journal of Quantitative Research in Education, January 2014, Inderscience Publishers

    Xinya Liang

  34. Effectiveness of Online Discussion Strategies: A Meta-Analysis

    Article • American Journal of Distance Education, October 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Xinya Liang

  35. Confirmatory factor analysis under violations of distributional and structural assumptions

    Article • International Journal of Quantitative Research in Education, January 2013, Inderscience Publishers

    Xinya Liang

  36. Cognitive presence in asynchronous online learning: a comparison of four discussion strategies

    Article • Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, November 2010, Wiley

    Dr David W. Nelson, Xinya Liang

  37. Effect of worked examples on mental model progression in a computer-based simulation learning environment

    Article • Journal of Computing in Higher Education, May 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David W. Nelson, Xinya Liang

  38. Mental model progression in learning the electron transport chain: effects of instructional strategies and cognitive flexibility

    Article • Advances in Health Sciences Education, December 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David W. Nelson, Xinya Liang