The Use Of Analysis Of Covariance Structures For Comparing The Psychometric Properties Of Multiple Variables Across Populations

Rock, Donald A.; Werts, Charles E.; Flaugher, Ronald L.

doi:10.1207/s15327906mbr1304_3

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“…The next higher level of invariance, 'measurement' or 'metric' invariance, assesses a necessary condition for equivalence of meaning. This level requires that the factor loadings between items and constructs are invariant across countries (Rock, Werts and Flaugher 1978). It is tested by restricting the factor loading of each item on its corresponding construct to be the same across countries.…”

Section: Testing Invariancementioning

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Bringing Values Back In: The Adequacy of the European Social Survey to Measure Values in 20 Countries

Davidov

Schmidt

Schwartz

2008

Public Opinion Quarterly

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Values are prominent in public discourse today. Theorists have long considered values central to understanding attitudes and behavior. The Schwartz (1992) theory of basic human values has promoted a revival of empirical research on values. The semi-annual European Social Survey (ESS) includes a new 21-item instrument to measure the importance of the ten basic values of the theory. Representative national samples in 20 countries responded to the instrument in 2002-3. We briefly describe the theory and the ESS instrument and assess its adequacy for measuring values across countries. Using multiple group confirmatory factor analyses, augmented with mean-structure information, we assess the configural and measurement (metric) invariance of the values-necessary conditions for equivalence of the meaning of constructs, and scalar invariance-a precondition for comparing value means across countries. Only if such equivalence is established can researchers make meaningful and clearly interpretable cross-national comparisons of value priorities and their correlates. The ESS values scale demonstrates configural and metric invariance, allowing researchers to use it to study relationships among values, attitudes, behavior and socio-demographic characteristics across countries. Comparing the mean importance of values across countries is possible only for subsets of countries where scalar invariance holds.

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Section: Testing Invariancementioning

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Bringing Values Back In: The Adequacy of the European Social Survey to Measure Values in 20 Countries

Davidov

Schmidt

Schwartz

2008

Public Opinion Quarterly

560

475

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“…One recommendation that emerges repeatedly in the comments on Schönemann's critique is that a model fitting approach, based on the theory of factorial invariance, should be favoured to Jensen's test in investigating B-W differences in IQ data (Horn, 1997;Millsap, 1997a;Gustafsson, 1992;Dolan, 1997). Confirmatory factor analysis has been applied to B-W differences in measures of cognitive abilities (law students' exam scores in the case of Rock, Werts, & Flaughter, 1978; children's WISC scores in the case of Gustafsson, 1992). However, these analyses have been limited to just one specific factor model.…”

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Investigating Spearman's Hypothesis by Means of Multi-Group Confirmatory Factor Analysis

Dolan

2000

Multivariate Behavioral Research

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“…It should be noted that in order to meaningfully test for gender differences, any standardised instrument should produce the same or "invariant" factor structures for males and females (Rock, Werts, & Flaugher, 1978). Indeed, the present study revealed that the bifactor model with a general self-esteem factor and positive and negative grouping factors provided an adequate fit for both boys and girls, therefore permitting the comparison of RSES scores between girls and boys affected by parental imprisonment.…”

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Construct validity, dimensionality and factorial invariance of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale: a bifactor modelling approach among children of prisoners

Sharratt¹,

Boduszek²,

Jones³

et al. 2014

Current Issues in Personality Psychology

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background The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) has traditionally been conceptualised as a unidimensional measure of self-esteem, but empirical evidence is equivocal, with some studies supporting a one-factor solution and others favouring multidimensional models. participants and procedureThe aim of this study was to examine the factor structure, factorial invariance and composite reliability of the RSES within a European sample of children affected by parental imprisonment (N = 724). The study specified and tested six alternative factor models using conventional confirmatory factor analytic (CFA) techniques and a confirmatory bifactor modelling approach. resultsThe RSES was most effectively represented by a bifactor model including a general self-esteem factor comprising all ten scale items and separate method effects for the positively and negatively phrased items. This model was found to be factorially invariant among boys and girls. Composite reliability indicated good internal consistency for the general self-esteem dimension but slightly less so for the positive and negative method effects. conclusionsIt follows that the calculation of a total RSES score is appropriate for children of prisoners, providing that the presence of method effects is taken into consideration to avoid giving rise to false interpretations. This study demonstrated the application of a bifactorial modeling approach as a potential solution.key words Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES); bifactor modelling; confirmatory factor analysis; factorial invariance; children of prisoners Construct validity, dimensionality and factorial invariance of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale: a bifactor modelling approach among children of prisoners corresponding author

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The Use Of Analysis Of Covariance Structures For Comparing The Psychometric Properties Of Multiple Variables Across Populations

Cited by 142 publications

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Bringing Values Back In: The Adequacy of the European Social Survey to Measure Values in 20 Countries

Bringing Values Back In: The Adequacy of the European Social Survey to Measure Values in 20 Countries

Investigating Spearman's Hypothesis by Means of Multi-Group Confirmatory Factor Analysis

Construct validity, dimensionality and factorial invariance of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale: a bifactor modelling approach among children of prisoners

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