Multigroup CFA and alignment approaches for testing measurement invariance and factor score estimation: Illustration with the schoolwork-related anxiety survey across countries and gender
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Immekus, Jason C.
Abstract / Description
Within large-scale international studies, the utility of survey scores to yield meaningful comparative data hinges on the degree to which their item parameters demonstrate measurement invariance (MI) across compared groups (e.g., culture). To-date, methodological challenges have restricted the ability to test the measurement invariance of item parameters of these instruments in the presence of many groups (e.g., countries). This study compares multigroup confirmatory factor analysis (MGCFA) and alignment method to investigate the MI of the schoolwork-related anxiety survey across gender groups within the 35 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries (gender × country) of the Programme for International Student Assessment 2015 study. Subsequently, the predictive validity of MGCFA and alignment-based factor scores for subsequent mathematics achievement are examined. Considerations related to invariance testing of noncognitive instruments with many groups are discussed.
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multigroup CFA alignment method measurement invariance schoolwork-related anxiety cross-national measurementPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2021-03-31
Journal title
Methodology
Volume
17
Issue
1
Page numbers
22–38
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
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publishedVersion
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Immekus, J. C. (2021). Multigroup CFA and alignment approaches for testing measurement invariance and factor score estimation: Illustration with the schoolwork-related anxiety survey across countries and gender. Methodology, 17(1), 22-38. https://doi.org/10.5964/meth.2281
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Immekus, Jason C.
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Date of first publication2021-03-31
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Abstract / DescriptionWithin large-scale international studies, the utility of survey scores to yield meaningful comparative data hinges on the degree to which their item parameters demonstrate measurement invariance (MI) across compared groups (e.g., culture). To-date, methodological challenges have restricted the ability to test the measurement invariance of item parameters of these instruments in the presence of many groups (e.g., countries). This study compares multigroup confirmatory factor analysis (MGCFA) and alignment method to investigate the MI of the schoolwork-related anxiety survey across gender groups within the 35 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries (gender × country) of the Programme for International Student Assessment 2015 study. Subsequently, the predictive validity of MGCFA and alignment-based factor scores for subsequent mathematics achievement are examined. Considerations related to invariance testing of noncognitive instruments with many groups are discussed.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationImmekus, J. C. (2021). Multigroup CFA and alignment approaches for testing measurement invariance and factor score estimation: Illustration with the schoolwork-related anxiety survey across countries and gender. Methodology, 17(1), 22-38. https://doi.org/10.5964/meth.2281en_US
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ISSN1614-2241
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/5097
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.5701
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/meth.2281
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Is related tohttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4719
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Keyword(s)multigroup CFAen_US
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Keyword(s)alignment methoden_US
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Keyword(s)measurement invarianceen_US
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Keyword(s)schoolwork-related anxietyen_US
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Keyword(s)cross-national measurementen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleMultigroup CFA and alignment approaches for testing measurement invariance and factor score estimation: Illustration with the schoolwork-related anxiety survey across countries and genderen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue1
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Journal titleMethodology
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Page numbers22–38
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Volume17
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Visible tag(s)Version of Recorden_US