Improving measurement-invariance assessments: correcting entrenched testing deficiencies

Abstract: Background: Factor analysis historically focused on measurement while path analysis employed observed variables as though they were error-free. When factor- and path-analysis merged as structural equation modeling, factor analytic notions dominated measurement discussions – including assessments of measurement invariance across groups. The factor analytic tradition fostered disregard of model testing and consequently entrenched this deficiency in measurement invariance assessments. Discussion: Applying contemporary model testing requirements to the so-called configural model initiating invariance assessments will improve future assessments but a substantial backlog of deficient assessments remain to be overcome. This article ● summarizes the issues, ● demonstrates the problem using a recent example, ● illustrates a superior model assessment strategy, ● and documents disciplinary entrenchment of inadequate testing as exemplified by the journal Organizational Research Methods. Summar

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Veröffentlichungsversion ; begutachtet (peer reviewed) ; In: BMC Medical Research Methodology ; 16 (2016) ; 1-10

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Mannheim
• (who): SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
• (when): 2016
• Creator: Hayduk, Leslie A.

Further information

• DOI: 10.1186/s12874-016-0230-3
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-77068-2
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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