Factorial structure and measurement invariance of the Four Basic Dimensions of Religiousness Scale among Mexican males and females.

The purpose of this study was to test measurement invariance of the LPME scale across gender using multi-group CFA. The LPME scale was developed to measure the effectiveness of management and evaluation practices pertaining to occupational learning programmes in the South African skills development context. A non-experimental cross-sectional survey was conducted with 389 human resource practitioners and apprentices/learners. The results indicate that the LPME scale is invariant between males and females at the levels of configural, metric and strong invariance. The number of factors/constructs, pattern of item factor loading, latent constructs variances and covariances, and the reliability of the LPME scale and its dimensions are equivalent between males and females.

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Stress among university students: factorial structure and measurement invariance of the Italian version of the Effort-Reward Imbalance student questionnaire

BMC Psychology ◽

10.1186/s40359-019-0343-7 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Igor Portoghese ◽

Maura Galletta ◽

Fabio Porru ◽

Alex Burdorf ◽

Salvatore Sardo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

University Students ◽

Measurement Invariance ◽

Academic Stress ◽

Factorial Structure ◽

Italian Version ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Effort Reward Imbalance ◽

Reward Imbalance

Abstract Background In the last decade academic stress and its mental health implications amongst university students has become a global topic. The use of valid and theoretically-grounded measures of academic stress in university settings is crucial. The aim of this study was to examine the factorial structure, reliability and measurement invariance of the short student version of the effort-reward imbalance questionnaire (ERI-SQ). Methods A total of 6448 Italian university students participated in an online cross-sectional survey. The factorial structure was investigated using exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. Finally, the measurement invariance of the ERI-SQ was investigated. Results Results from explorative and confirmatory factor analyses showed acceptable fits for the Italian version of the ERI-SQ. A modified version of 12 items showed the best fit to the data confirming the 3-factor model. Moreover, multigroup analyses showed metric invariance across gender and university course (health vs other courses). Conclusions In sum, our results suggest that the ERI-SQ is a valid, reliable and robust instrument for the measurement of stress among Italian university students.

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Supplemental Material for Validation of the Dyadic Coping Inventory With Chinese Couples: Factorial Structure, Measurement Invariance, and Construct Validity

Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1037/pas0000329.supp ◽

2016 ◽

Keyword(s):

Construct Validity ◽

Measurement Invariance ◽

Dyadic Coping ◽

Factorial Structure ◽

Dyadic Coping Inventory ◽

Structure Measurement

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Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS): Measurement Invariance Across Genders And Item Response Theory Examination

10.21203/rs.3.rs-857946/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Joshua Marmara ◽

Daniel Zarate ◽

Jeremy Vassallo ◽

Rhiannon Patten ◽

Vasileios Stavropoulos

Keyword(s):

Item Response Theory ◽

Measurement Invariance ◽

Item Response ◽

Community Sample ◽

Well Being ◽

The United States ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Response Theory ◽

Males And Females ◽

Mental Well Being

Abstract Background: The Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS) is a measure of subjective well-being and assesses eudemonic and hedonic aspects of well-being. However, differential scoring of the WEMWBS across gender and its precision of measurement has not been examined. The present study assesses the psychometric properties of the WEMWBS using Measurement Invariance (MI) between males and females and Item Response Theory (IRT) analyses. Method: A community sample of 386 adults from the United States of America (USA), United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada were assessed online (N = 394, 54.8% men, 43.1% women, Mage = 27.48, SD = 5.57). Results: MI analyses observed invariance across males and females at the configural level and metric level but non-invariance at the scalar level. The graded response model conducted to observe item properties indicated that all items demonstrated, although variable, sufficient discrimination capacity.Conclusions: Gender comparisons based on WEMWBS scores should be cautiously interpreted for specific items that demonstrate different scalar scales and similar scores indicate different severity. The items showed increased reliability for latent levels of ∓ 2 SD from the mean level of SWB. The WEMWBS may also not perform well for clinically low and high levels of SWB. Including assessments for clinical cases may optimise the use of the WEMWBS.

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