Beyond congruence measures for the evaluation of personality factor structure replicability: an exploratory structural equation modeling approach
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Article Title | Beyond congruence measures for the evaluation of personality factor structure replicability: an exploratory structural equation modeling approach |
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ERA Journal ID | 6553 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Perera, Harsha N. (Author), McIlveen, Peter (Author), Burton, Lorelle J. (Author) and Corser, Diane M. (Author) |
Journal Title | Personality and Individual Differences |
Journal Citation | 84, pp. 23-29 |
Number of Pages | 7 |
Year | 2015 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0191-8869 |
1873-3549 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2015.01.004 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886915000069 |
Abstract | The present study aims to illustrate an encompassing approach to the evaluation of personality factor structure replicability based on novel exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM) methods. This approach comprises formal tests of measurement invariance applied to the flexible ESEM framework and overcomes the limitations of congruence measures that have traditionally been used to assess factor replicability in personality research. On the basis of 1566 responses to the widely-used NEO Five-Factor-Inventory (NEO-FFI), we demonstrate this ESEM approach in the context of examining the invariance of the NEO-FFI factor structure across gender. The approach is shown to converge with traditional congruence measures and extend these measures for examining factorial structure consistency. In addition, more general replicative data supporting the validity of the NEO-FFI are reported. We discuss the ESEM approach as a viable alternative to the congruence approach and acknowledge some important limitations of the method. |
Keywords | ESEM; CFA; congruence; factor structure; factor replicability; construct validity |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 529999. Other psychology not elsewhere classified |
390402. Education assessment and evaluation | |
520105. Psychological methodology, design and analysis | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Linguistics, Adult and Specialist Education |
School of Psychology and Counselling | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q2x07/beyond-congruence-measures-for-the-evaluation-of-personality-factor-structure-replicability-an-exploratory-structural-equation-modeling-approach
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