Van de Schoot, RensLugtig, PeterHox, Joop2015-02-032015-02-032012Van De Schoot, A.G.J., Lugtig, P. 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#.VC1J_Raq06A]1740-56101740-5629http://hdl.handle.net/10394/13281The 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.enConfirmatory factor analysisValidityMeasurement invarianceArticle