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Whether to leave the data unaltered in the face of outliers and non-normality when performing structural equation modelling?

I recently received this email from a graduate student, and I get similar questions often enough, that I thought I'd post it here: I'm using factor analysis, multiple regression, and SEM and ...
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Bootstrapped parameter and fit estimates with non-normality for structural equation models

Context: Within the context of structural equation modelling, I have non-normality according to the Mardia test but univariate indices of skewness and kurtosis are less than 2.0. Questions: Should ...