*A one-stop shop for SEM and its uses: the first single resource for graduate students and researchers offering broad and deep coverage. *Includes access to data and syntax files (run in different SEM software packages) on the companion website. *Balances conceptual sophistication with accessible writing; moves from the basics through increasingly complex applications. *Hoyle and his contributing authors are a who's who of SEM experts; chapters were vetted by a distinguished advisory board. *Lower price in paper will facilitate course use.