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A checklist for testing measurement invariance

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Van de Schoot, Rens
Lugtig, Peter
Hox, Joop

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Taylor & Francis

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The analysis of measurement invariance of latent constructs is important in research across groups, or across time. By establishing whether factor loadings, intercepts and residual variances are equivalent in a factor model that measures a latent concept, we can assure that comparisons that are made on the latent variable are valid across groups or time. Establishing measurement invariance involves running a set of increasingly constrained structural equation models, and testing whether differences between these models are significant. This paper provides a step-by-step guide to analysing measurement invariance

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Van de Schoot, R. et al. 2012. A checklist for testing measurement invariance. European journal of developmental psychology, 9(4):486-492. [http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/pedp20/current]

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