Multiple group alignment for exploratory and structural equation models

T Asparouhov, B Muthén - Structural Equation Modeling: A …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The multiple group alignment methodology is adapted to the general structural equation
model. This includes models with cross-loadings, covariates, and structural relations among …

Testing measurement invariance of mathematics self-concept and self-efficacy in PISA using MGCFA and the alignment method

Y Ding, K Yang Hansen, A Klapp - European Journal of Psychology of …, 2023 - Springer
The aim of the study is to investigate the measurement invariance of mathematics self-
concept and self-efficacy across 40 countries that participated in the Programme for …

Cross-cultural measurement of social withdrawal motivations across 10 countries using multiple-group factor analysis alignment

JC Bowker, S Sette, LL Ooi… - International …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The goal of this study was to evaluate the measurement invariance of an adapted
assessment of motivations for social withdrawal (Social Preference Scale–Revised; SPS-R) …

Testing measurement invariance of PISA 2015 mathematics, science, and ICT scales using the alignment method

B Odell, M Gierl, M Cutumisu - Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2021 - Elsevier
This study investigates measurement invariance of the mathematics, science, and ICT
scales across the 47 countries that participated in the PISA 2015 ICT Familiarity …

Lp Loss Functions in Invariance Alignment and Haberman Linking with Few or Many Groups

A Robitzsch - Stats, 2020 - mdpi.com
The comparison of group means in latent variable models plays a vital role in empirical
research in the social sciences. The present article discusses an extension of invariance …

Political trust among European youth: Evaluating multi-dimensionality and cross-national measurement comparability

L Stals, MM Isac, E Claes - Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2024 - Elsevier
Educational research has focused increasingly on comparing student civic outcomes across
various educational systems. However, the study of non-cognitive, attitudinal measures has …

Comparing a fuzzy hybrid approach with invariant MGCFA to study national identity

JC Martín, A Indelicato - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
National identity studies diverge on several issues, such as the number of factors and their
respective items' adscription. Multi-Group Confirmatory Factor Analysis (MGCFA) is the …

Alternative measures of political efficacy: the quest for cross-cultural invariance with ordinally scaled survey items

TJ Scotto, C Xena, J Reifler - Frontiers in Political Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In this paper, we examine the measurement of citizens' beliefs that politicians and political
systems are responsive (external efficacy) and that citizens see themselves sufficiently …

Factors affecting team performance: An empirical study of Indian GenY and GenZ cohorts

P Maan, DK Srivastava - Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose The study intends to examine the generational differences between GenY and
GenZ Indian generational cohorts on the study variables, ie core self-evaluations (CSE) …

Modeling public opinion over time and space: Trust in state institutions in Europe, 1989-2019

M Kołczyńska, PC Bürkner… - Survey Research …, 2024 - ojs.ub.uni-konstanz.de
Combining public opinion data from different sources enables new cross-national and
longitudinal research, but is accompanied by unique challenges. The analytic strategy we …