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Evaluating Equivalence Testing Methods for Measurement Invariance
Establishing measurement invariance (MI) is important to validly make group comparisons on psychological constructs of interest. MI involves a multi-stage process of determining whether the factor structure and model parameters are similar across multiple groups. The statistical methods used by …
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Measurement Invariance in Math Anxiety Scales Across Race and Gender
This study investigated the reliability and validity of the Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale (AMAS; Hopko, Bare, & Hunt, 2003) and the Math Anxiety Scale – Revised (MAS-R; Bai, 2009) across race and gender as well as the extent to which race and gender predict learning math anxiety and math …
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Measurement Invariance Between Genders on Two Measures of Borderline Personality Disorder
… settings between genders has been mixed, and measurement bias is one potential explanation for these mixed findings. Measurement invariance (MI) is considered a prerequisite for comparing group means on any measure or latent construct. Two structured clinical interviews of BPD were subjected …
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Testing Measurement Invariance in Multilevel Data with Unequal Cross-Level Factor Structures
<p>The test of measurement invariance (MI) investigates whether observed items measure a construct in the same way across different groups or over times. Examining MI is a prerequisite for multiple group comparisons in psychological tests (Schmitt & Kuljanin, 2008). With the prevalence of …
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MULTISOURCE FEEDBACK LEADERSHIP RATINGS: ANALYZING FOR MEASUREMENT INVARIANCE AND COMPARING RATER GROUP IMPLICIT LEADERSHIP THEORIES
… employ consistent models or adequately test for measurement equivalence (ME); yet industry standards strongly suggest exploratory methods whenever data sets undergo changes, and misspecified models cause biased results. Finally, ME testing is critical to ascertain if rater groups have similar …
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An Automated Test Assembly Approach Using Item Response Theory to Enhance Evidence of Measurement Invariance
… while simultaneously accounting for differing measurement models between two groups. Three Monte Carlo studies were designed to evaluate the proposed method (termed “Unbiased-ATA”). The first study found that in many testing scenarios, Unbiased-ATA appropriately constructed tests with evidence …
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A cross-cultural examination of measurement invariance of smallholders in Kenya, Uganda, Mali and Lesotho
Cross-cultural research requires tests of measurement invariance to determine if different populations have equivalent latent constructs. A psychometric assessment of the Agricultural Production Perspectives Scale (APPS) was necessary to determine the validity of the scale constructed and whether …
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Evaluating the error of measurement due to categorical scaling with a measurement invariance approach to confirmatory factor analysis
… to continuous scales in terms of their measurement properties. To do this, we first introduced a novel procedure for simulating discretely scaled data that was both informed and validated through the principles of the Classical True Score Model. Second, we employed a measurement …
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Examining the Measurement Invariance of the MMPI-A-RF Externalizing Scales Across Korean and American Adolescent Normative Samples
… factor analysis (MGCFA) to examine the measurement invariance in Korean and American adolescent normative samples. Partially supporting the hypothesis, the results showed that partial factorial invariance was achieved in four out of the six Externalizing Scales. Noninvariant items of …
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Testing the Measurement Invariance of Large-Scale Assessment of Foreign Language Proficiency Using Multiple Group Covariance Structure Analyses and Item Response Modeling
… dissertation has the following characteristics: Measurement invariance has been addressed through the methodological sophistication of both simultaneous multiple group covariance structure analyses and item response theory (IRT) modeling as research paradigms, ultimately contributing to the …
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Impact of Not Fully Addressing Cross-Classified Multilevel Structure in Testing Measurement Invariance and Conducting Multilevel Mixture Modeling within Structural Equation Modeling Framework
… assumes hierarchical multilevel data in testing measurement invariance, especially when the noninvariance exists at the between-level groups. We considered two design factors, intra-class correlation (ICC) and magnitude of factor loading differences. This simulation study showed low empirical …
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Examining the Measurement Invariance of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form Internalizing Specific Problem Scales in African- American and Caucasian Men
… Specific Problem Scales by examining measurement invariance using MIMIC modeling and investigating differential item functioning (DIF). After removal of invalid protocols, the first sample consisted of 2,980 protocols from various settings requested from Pearson (255 African American …
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Assessing measurement invariance in long and short forms of the BIS/BAS scales across demographic subgroups with validation via impulsivity and internalizing and externalizing problem scales.
… broad application, few studies have evaluated measurement invariance across diverse sociodemographic groups. This study examined invariance of the original 20-item and abbreviated 12-item BIS/BAS Scales across sex, race/ethnicity, and their interaction in a diverse adolescent sample from the …
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Revisiting Ambivalent Sexism and the Ambivalent Sexism Inventory: Examining the Effects of Respondents’ and Targets’ Racial Group Membership on Endorsement
… of respondent race on ASI scores, finding that measurement invariance could not be established across the four race-by-gender groups of interest (i.e., Black men, Black women, White men, and White women) and therefore ASI scores could not be compared between these groups. This raises several …
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Measuring And Understanding Health-Related Quality Of Life Among Adult Patients With Hemophilia
… Short Form-12 Version 2 (SF-12v2); 2) assess the measurement invariance of the SF-12v2 with respect to age, disease severity, and treatment regimen; 3) identify psychosocial predictors of health-related quality (HRQOL) among adults with hemophilia in the United States. Methods: This …
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SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURAL PARAMETERS TO MEASUREMENT NONINVARIANCE: A BAYESIAN APPROACH
… parameters is dependent on the extent to which measurement invariance is met. Although some researchers have supported the concept of partial invariance, there is still no clear-cut partial invariance level which is needed to make valid group comparisons. In addition, relatively little attention …
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A pscyhometric investigation of the comprehensive assessment of sadistic tendencies (cast): Evidence from factor analysis and item response theory
… processes (dominance versus ideal point), and measurement invariance across gender using factor analytic methods. Factor analysis results validated the three-factor structure of sadism (physical, verbal, and vicarious), whereas item response theory models demonstrated that a dominance response …
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"I’m a good person! I’m not good enough!" : self-worth contingent on morality and approval across time.
… drawing from two separate datasets. Intensive measurement burst design across one week and longitudinal design spanning several years are used. First, a comprehensive introduction provides background on extant perspectives of self-esteem and the model of contingent self-worth, providing a …
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Utilizing Multidimensional Item Response Theory to Examine Social Capital
… social capital scale, focusing on assessment of measurement invariance in differential item functioning etc.
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Examining the Factor Structure of the Substance Use Risk Profile Scale (SURPS) in Emerging Adults: An Exploratory Structural Equation Modelling Approach
… structure in a large Canadian sample, tested measurement invariance across sex and alcohol use differences, and assessed the predictive validity of SURPS subscales for alcohol use motives and problems. A sample of 6,397 emerging adults completed surveys. ESEM had excellent fit relative to CFA; …
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