Measurement invariance of the Inventory of Peer and Parent Attachment among Latinx and non-Latinx college students.

Attachment is a deep and enduring emotional bond that connects one person to another across time and space. Assertiveness can be defined as the ability to express one’s own thoughts, feelings, and beliefs in an explicit and appropriate manner, and to show respect for other’s rights while protecting one’s own. The present quantitative study uses a between group design to study the differences between male and female college students with respect to levels of parent attachment, peer attachment and their dimensions (viz., trust, communication and alienation) and assertiveness. The relationship between mother attachment, father attachment, peer attachment and assertiveness was analysed in both the groups using a correlational design. Purposive sampling was used to collect the data from male (N=200) and female (N=200) college students. Inventory for Parent and Peer Attachment and Rathus Assertiveness Schedule was used. Independent t-test results indicated no difference between males and females with respect to parent attachment, peer attachment and assertiveness. Correlation results indicated a significant positive relationship between assertiveness and the dimensions trust and communication of mother attachment. There was a negative correlation between assertiveness and trust of father attachment and a positive correlation between assertiveness and alienation of father attachment. A negative correlation between assertiveness and the dimensions trust and communication of peer attachment and a positive correlation between assertiveness and alienation of peer attachment were also indicated with correlation. Results also revealed difference in the levels of assertiveness among college students having dominant mother, father or peer attachment. The present study reiterates earlier findings on attachment. Assertiveness in college students could help them build their individual character and personality and help in interpersonal interactions.

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Testing for measurement invariance in engineering identity constructs for first-generation college students

2017 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE) ◽

10.1109/fie.2017.8190616 ◽

2017 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Dina Verdin ◽

Allison Godwin

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Measurement Invariance ◽

First Generation ◽

First Generation College Students ◽

First Generation College ◽

Identity Constructs ◽

Engineering Identity

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Civic Intentions and Actions: Exploring Civic Engagement among College Students in Mainland China

eJournal of Public Affairs ◽

10.21768/ejopa.v6i3.5 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Factor Analysis ◽

Civic Engagement ◽

Measurement Invariance ◽

Southern China ◽

Mainland China ◽

Measurement Model ◽

Second Order ◽

Future Research ◽

Civic Attitudes

For the study discussed in this article, the authors developed a survey instrument to assess civic engagement among college students in China. Derived from focus-group interviews and extant literature on civic engagement, the survey was administered to 587 students from three universities in Southern China. Exploratory factor analysis was conducted on a randomly split-half sample, and a subsequent confirmatory factor analysis was conducted on the other split-half sample to evaluate measurement structure and measurement invariance of the survey. A total of 22 items were included in the final measurement model. The authors identified five first-order factors from the survey (i.e., helping others, community service, acting on social problems, civic salience, and civic responsibilities), which loaded on two second-order factors (i.e., civic actions and civic attitudes). The authors also tested measurement invariance across male and female participants in the sample. Implications of the second-order factor structures and measurement invariance in future research on civic engagement in China are discussed.

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Examining Self-Regulated Learning Strategy Model: A Measurement Invariance Analysis of MSLQ-CAL among College Students in China

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su131810133 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (18) ◽

pp. 10133

Author(s):

Haitao Guo ◽

Fuhui Tong ◽

Zhuoying Wang ◽

Shifang Tang ◽

Myeongsun Yoon ◽

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Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Adult Learners ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Measurement Invariance ◽

Learning Strategy ◽

Future Research ◽

Self Regulated Learning ◽

Chinese Adult ◽

Regulated Learning ◽

Gender Groups

This study examined psychometric properties and measurement invariance of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire for Chinese adult learners, learning strategy scale (MSLQ-CAL-LS). Data were collected from 2499 college students from 15 Chinese universities. Results from factor analysis suggested satisfactory psychometric properties of MSLQ-CAL-LS. We further identified strong evidence to support the configural, metric, scalar and strict invariance across the gender groups, confirming the appropriate use of MSLQ-CAL-LS that can accurately capture the construct of self-regulated learning (SRL) strategies among both female and male Chinese adult learners. This study provides one step forward to measure SRL outside the Western context. Recommendations for future research are discussed.

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Culture, Gender, and Assessment of Fear of Fatness

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759.24.2.81 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 81-87 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Suman Ambwani ◽

Cortney S. Warren ◽

David H. Gleaves ◽

Antonio Cepeda-Benito ◽

Mari Carmen Fernandez

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

College Students ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Measurement Invariance ◽

Measurement Equivalence ◽

The United States ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

American Women ◽

And Gender ◽

Fear Of Fat

To understand the relevance of the fear of fatness construct across culture and gender, we translated the Goldfarb Fear of Fat Scale (GFFS) and examined its psychometric properties in English and Spanish languages in a sample of Euro-American male (n = 111) and female (n = 100), and Spanish male (n = 114) and female (n = 544) college students in the United States and Spain. Confirmatory and exploratory analyses tested the measurement equivalence of the instrument across samples by gender and culture. Eight of the 10 items appeared to demonstrate measurement invariance. Mean comparisons on the eight-item version suggested that there was a gender by country interaction, with Euro-American women scoring substantially higher than the three other groups. Overall, these results highlight the need for additional examinations of cross-cultural instrument invariance and explorations of the fear of fatness construct.

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