The Psychometrics of the Mini-K
The Psychometrics of the Mini-K
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Mini-K 的心理测量学
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发表时间：
2017
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
Joseph L. Nedelec
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作者：
G. Richardson;Ching;C. Dai;Michael D. Brubaker;Joseph L. Nedelec
许多已发表的研究使用Mini-K来测量单一的快慢生活史维度。然而，Mini-K的内部结构尚未确定，也不清楚是否有一个更高阶数的K因子符合数据。目前也不清楚Mini-K是否在性别等群体中具有测量不变性。为了确定K的结构效度，以及将生活史理论应用于人类的更广泛的有用性，将这些心理测量学问题作为测量验证努力的一部分加以解决是至关重要的。在这里，我们报告了三项研究，它们使用潜变量建模和来自两个大学生样本(n=361和300)的数据来解释Mini-K的心理测量学。我们发现：(A)Mini-K有一个六维的一阶结构，(B)K因子简明地解释了低阶因子之间的联系，而没有显著的拟合成本，(C)Mini-K在两性之间测量了相同的K因子，(D)K因子在两性之间没有相同的含义，因此一阶因子应该用于研究平均性别差异，以及(E)K因子只与雌性的环境和交配竞争的方面有关。讨论了生命史研究的意义和未来的发展方向。
Many published studies have employed the Mini-K to measure a single fast–slow life history dimension. However, the internal structure of the Mini-K has not been determined and it is not clear that a single higher order K-factor fits the data. It is also not clear that the Mini-K is measurement invariant across groups such as the sexes. To establish the construct validity of K as well as the broader usefulness of applying life history theory to humans, it is crucial that these psychometric issues are addressed as a part of measure validation efforts. Here we report on three studies that used latent variable modeling and data drawn from two college student samples (ns = 361 and 300) to elucidate the psychometrics of the Mini-K. We found that (a) the Mini-K had a six dimensional first-order structure, (b) the K-factor provided a parsimonious explanation of the associations among the lower order factors at no significant cost to fit, (c) the Mini-K measured the same K-factor across the sexes, (d) K-factor means did not have the same meaning across the sexes and thus the first-order factors should be used in studies of mean sex differences, and finally, (e) the K-factor was only associated with environment and aspects of mating competition in females. Implications and future directions for life history research are discussed.
酒精、吸烟和药物参与筛查测试 (ASSIST)：开发、可靠性和可行性。
DOI：
10.1046/j.1360-0443.2002.00185.x
发表时间：
2002
期刊：
Addiction (Abingdon, England)
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作者：
WHOASSISTWorkingGroup
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WHOASSISTWorkingGroup