Measurement Invariance of the WHODAS 2.0 in a Population-Based Sample of Youth

Kimber, Melissa; Rehm, Jürgen; Ferro, Mark A.

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“…In general, the structural invariance assessed the extent to which the male and female samples differ and not related to the measurement scale studied. For the present study, the recommended invariance cut-off values used were an absolute difference (Δ) of .01 or less for CFI (ΔCFI) and TLI (ΔTLI) and .015 for RMSEA (ΔRMSEA) [26,35,36].…”

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Factorial validity, measurement and structure invariance of the Malay language decisional balance scale in exercise across gender

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BackgroundThis study examined the psychometric properties of the Malay version of the decisional balance (DB-M) for exercise (i.e. perceived benefits and perceived barriers) using a cross-sectional design. Also, this study assessed the measurement and structural invariance of the DB-M across gender. MethodsThe study sample consisted of 750 students (female: 51.7%, male: 48.3%), with a mean age of 20.2 years (SD = 1.2). Decision balance (DB) scale was assessed with the 10-item DB-M. Standard forward-backward translation was performed to translate the English version of the DB into Malay version (DB-M). ResultsThe confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) results based on the hypothesised measurement model of two factors and ten items demonstrated adequate factor structure after the addition of some correlated item residuals (comparative fit index (CFI) = .979, Tucker and Lewis index (TLI) = .969, standardised root mean square residual (SRMR) = .037, root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) = .047). The construct reliability and average variance extracted values were .850 and .839, and .542 and .538, for perceived benefits and perceived barriers, respectively. Meanwhile, the Cronbach's alpha was .857 and .859, and the intraclass correlation coefficient for test-retest reliability was .979 and .960 for perceived benefits and perceived barriers respectively. The findings provided evidence for measurement invariance of DB-M for the male and female samples. The final CFA model fit the data well for both male sample (CFI = .975, TLI = .964, SRMR = .040, RMSEA = .052) and female sample (CFI = .965, TLI = .949, SRMR = .044, RMSEA = .058).

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Factorial validity, measurement and structure invariance of the Malay language decisional balance scale in exercise across gender

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“…Therefore, the editors of the DSM-5 should consider the WHODAS 2.0 12-item as a sensible alternative to the WHODAS 2.0 36-item scale in new versions of this manual. Furthermore, despite isolated studies with people aged 15 to 17 years [23][24][25] and the release of an unofficial version directed at children and adolescents [26], one limitation of the WHODAS 2.0 is the fact that it is only recommended by the WHO for application in adults [4,5] and, consequently, use of the GAF should not yet be discontinued.…”

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Validation of the Brazilian Version of WHODAS 2.0 in Patients with Mental Disorders: Should the 12-Item Scale be an Alternative to 36-Item Scale in DSM-5?

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Correr³

2018

Neuropsychiatry

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The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) 2.0 Brazilian version was self-applied in 500 psychiatric and 50 non-psychiatric patients in an outpatient medical centre. The instrument was reapplied in 50 psychiatric patients whose treatment with psychotropics was not altered, and in 100 whose it was altered. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the theoretical dimensional model proposed by the WHO for the WHODAS 2.0 36-item scale, and a simpler alternative model for the WHODAS 2.0 12-item scale. All the items of the WHODAS 2.0 was proven to be valid and reproducible for use in people with mental disorders from Brazil. The WHODAS 2.0 scores differentiate psychiatric from non-psychiatric patients and exhibited a significant correlation with the Global Assessment of Functioning scale. However, the 12-item scale was more responsive to changes in the patients' treatment than the 36-item scale, and this should be considered for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

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“…Evidence of invariance between the less restrictive model (e.g., configural invariance model) and more restrictive model (e.g., weak measurement invariance models) were based on recommendations from the literature (Cheung and Rensvold, 2002; Chen, 2007; Wang and Wang, 2012; Kimber et al, 2015). A value of the change in CFI (ΔCFI) smaller than or equal to 0.01 indicates that the hypothesis of invariance should not be rejected.…”

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Testing Measurement and Factor Structure Invariance of the Physical Activity and Leisure Motivation Scale for Youth Across Gender

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Measurement equivalence is often assumed across comparison groups, a pervasive problem related to many self-report instruments. Measurement equivalence, also known as measurement invariance, implies that a measure has the same meaning across different groups of people. In this study, we aimed to examine the measurement and structural invariance among gender of the Malay version of the Physical Activity and Leisure Motivation Scale for Youth (PALMS-Y-M). Seven-hundred-and-eighty-three secondary school students (female = 57.3%, male = 42.7%) with mean age 14.5 years (standard deviation = 1.25) from Kota Bharu, Malaysia, volunteered to participate in this study and completed the PALMS-Y-M, consisting of 28 items with seven subscales. We conducted the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and invariance tests on the seven motives of the PALMS-Y-M model. The hypothesized model consisted of 28 observed items and seven latent variables. We used estimator robust to maximum likelihood, MLR to examine the hypothesized measurement and structural invariance. Measurement invariance was tested for three different levels. We first established the configural invariance model, then we compared the metric invariance model and the scalar invariance model with the less restrictive model. Then structural invariance was tested for factor variance, covariance, and means. Findings provided evidence for full measurement and structural invariance of the PALMS-Y-M in males and females. The final CFA model fit the data well for males [comparative fit index (CFI) = 0.922, root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) = 0.048, standardized root mean residual (SRMR) = 0.050] and females (CFI = 0.922, RMSEA = 0.047, SRMR = 0.053). When invariance of both factor loadings and item intercepts holds in PALMS-Y-M, underlying factors consisting of different motives for participating in PA can be meaningfully compared across gender. Accurate and valid measurement of PALMS-Y-M across comparison groups is crucial for future research that involves examining motives to physical activity in different genders and other socio-cultural variables.

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Measurement Invariance of the WHODAS 2.0 in a Population-Based Sample of Youth

Cited by 53 publications

References 33 publications

Factorial validity, measurement and structure invariance of the Malay language decisional balance scale in exercise across gender

Factorial validity, measurement and structure invariance of the Malay language decisional balance scale in exercise across gender

Validation of the Brazilian Version of WHODAS 2.0 in Patients with Mental Disorders: Should the 12-Item Scale be an Alternative to 36-Item Scale in DSM-5?

Testing Measurement and Factor Structure Invariance of the Physical Activity and Leisure Motivation Scale for Youth Across Gender

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