#Causalinference meets #measurementmodels. Must read by VanderWeele. All measures are formative, all measures are reflective, but both are fallacy.

https://journals.lww.com/epidem/Fulltext/2022/01000/Constructed_Measures_and_Causal_Inference__Towards.17.aspx?context=FeaturedArticles&collectionId=1

He claimed the importance of examining item-specific causal effects. Sorry for the self-promotion, but this is indeed what we also recently argue for ...

https://psyarxiv.com/s6erz/