Factorial invariance and latent mean differences of the Beck Depression Inventory – second edition (BDI-II) across gender in South African university students

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 522-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malose Makhubela ◽  
Legesse Kassa Debusho
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
South African ◽  
Beck Depression Inventory ◽  
Factorial Invariance ◽  
Latent Mean Differences ◽  
Mean Differences

Measurement invariance of the Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition across race with South African university students

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 449-461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malose S Makhubela
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
South African ◽  
Beck Depression Inventory ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Somatic Complaints ◽  
General Factor ◽  
African Students ◽  
Attitude Factor ◽  
Mean Differences

Measurement invariance of the Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition across race (Blacks and Whites) was examined in a sample of university students, from two universities from diverse geographical areas of South Africa ( N = 870). Multigroup confirmatory factor analysis (i.e., means and covariance structures) was used to test the factorial invariance of the hierarchical four-factor structure, composed of three first-order factors (i.e., Negative Attitude, Performance Difficulty, and Somatic Complaints) and one second-order general factor (Depression) found with South African students. Evidence of measurement invariance was established at the level of configural, metric, and scalar invariance. However, there were some evidence of differential additive response style across race—with two non-invariant intercepts (Item 5 and 14) being identified. Results also revealed significant latent mean differences favoring Black students on the Performance Difficulty and Somatic Complaints factors but not on the Negative Attitude factor. Findings suggest that the Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition provides an assessment of the severity of depressive symptoms that is equivalent across race in university students.

Validation, factorial invariance, and latent mean differences across sex of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales (DASS-21) in Ecuadorian university sample.

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo Sanmartín ◽  
Raquel Suria-Martínez ◽  
María de Lourdes López-López ◽  
María Vicent ◽  
Carolina Gonzálvez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factorial Invariance ◽  
Latent Mean Differences ◽  
Mean Differences

The Event Related Rumination Inventory: Factorial invariance and latent mean differences across trauma-exposed and nontrauma-exposed groups.

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-176
Author(s):  
Lindsay B. Kramer ◽  
Madison W. Silverstein ◽  
Tracy K. Witte ◽  
Frank W. Weathers
Keyword(s):  
Factorial Invariance ◽  
Latent Mean Differences ◽  
Mean Differences

Youth Life Orientation Test-Spanish Version: Factorial Invariance, Latent Mean Differences and Effects on School Refusal

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 477-487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolina Gonzálvez ◽  
Cándido J. Inglés ◽  
Ricardo Sanmartín ◽  
María Vicent ◽  
Belén Gisbert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
School Refusal ◽  
Factorial Invariance ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Life Orientation Test ◽  
Life Orientation ◽  
Latent Mean Differences ◽  
Mean Differences ◽  
Orientation Test

Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents: Factorial invariance and latent mean differences across gender and age in Spanish adolescents

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (8) ◽  
pp. 847-855 ◽  
Author(s):  
Candido J. Ingles ◽  
Annette M. La Greca ◽  
Juan C. Marzo ◽  
Luis J. Garcia-Lopez ◽  
Jose M. Garcia-Fernandez
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Factorial Invariance ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Latent Mean Differences ◽  
Mean Differences
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