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title: 'semEffect: Unified Effect Analysis and Visualization for Structural Equation
  Models'
version: 1.3.0
doi: 10.32614/CRAN.package.semEffect
abstract: 'Provides a unified interface to calculate, extract, and visualize standardized
  effect decompositions (direct, indirect, and total effects) for three major structural
  equation modeling (SEM) frameworks: ''lavaan'', ''piecewiseSEM'', and ''plspm''.
  The package simplifies comparative SEM analysis by offering consistent functions
  across different modeling paradigms. Key features include automated handling of
  zero-effect variables, generation of publication-ready ''ggplot2'' visualizations,
  and returning both wide-format and long-format effect tables. It supports flexible
  effect filtering, accepts multi-model object inputs, and allows extensive customization
  of visualization parameters. The ''sem_modeling()'' function serves as a central
  wrapper, enabling users to fit models using different packages with a unified syntax.
  For methodological background, see ''Rosseel'' (2012) <https://doi.org/10.18637/jss.v048.i02>
  for ''lavaan'', ''Lefcheck'' (2016) <https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12512> for
  ''piecewiseSEM'', and ''Sanchez'' (2013) <https://doi.org/10.1007/s11747-012-0306-5>
  for ''PLS-PM''.'
authors:
- family-names: Mei
  given-names: Weiping
  email: meiweipingg@163.com
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6400-9862
repository: https://phdmeiwp.r-universe.dev
repository-code: https://github.com/PhDMeiwp/semEffect
commit: 7a6436d8d38a3f5fd339a956d8eec2edb05435ae
url: https://github.com/PhDMeiwp/semEffect/
date-released: '2025-09-11'
contact:
- family-names: Mei
  given-names: Weiping
  email: meiweipingg@163.com
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6400-9862