Measurement invariance of the World Assumptions Questionnaire across race/ethnic group, sex, and sexual orientation.
Measurement invariance of the World Assumptions Questionnaire across race/ethnic group, sex, and sexual orientation.
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10.1037/tra0001001
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2021-07
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通讯作者：
Sartor CE
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作者：
Haeny AM;Woerner J;Overstreet C;Hicks TA;Ahuja M;Amstadter AB;Sartor CE
世界假设问卷 (WAQ) 旨在评估对世界的乐观态度和假设，这些乐观情绪和假设往往在创伤事件后发生变化。然而，尚无已知的研究调查过 WAQ 是否在不同人口群体中具有相似的含义。本研究的目的是通过 1,181 名大学生（75% 女性、25% 黑人、13% 拉丁裔、18% 亚洲人、45% 白人、90% 异性恋）为样本，调查 WAQ 的测量不变性，按种族/族裔群体、性别和性取向进行调查，这些学生完成了关于压力、性格、物质使用和心理健康的在线调查。进行验证性因素分析以研究 WAQ 的一维和四因素结构。进行多组验证性因素分析以研究配置、度量和标量不变性。删除 3 个项目后，4 因子结构与数据拟合良好（CFI = .92；RMSEA = .05，95% CI：0.045、0.054；SRMR = .06）。可能患有创伤后应激障碍的参与者在 4 个因素中的 2 个因素上的平均 WAQ 因素得分较高。我们还发现了多个在种族/族裔、性别或性取向方面并非一成不变的项目。然而，在移除不变项后，发现了配置、标量和度量不变性的证据。这项研究复制了 4 因素结构，映射到 4 个 WAQ 子量表，并表明不应使用世界假设的一维测量。进行本文建议的调整后，WAQ 可用于调查种族/族裔群体（即黑人、拉丁裔、亚洲人和白人）、性别（女性和男性）和性取向（性少数和异性恋）之间的差异。
The World Assumptions Questionnaire (WAQ) was developed to assess optimism and assumptions about the world, which often shift after traumatic events. However, no known study has investigated whether the WAQ holds similar meaning across demographic groups. The objective of this study was to investigate measurement invariance of the WAQ by race/ethnic group, sex, and sexual orientation using a sample of 1,181 college students (75% female, 25% Black, 13% Latinx, 18% Asian, 45% White, 90% heterosexual) who completed an online survey on stress, personality, substance use, and mental health. Confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to investigate a unidimensional and the 4-factor structure of the WAQ. Multigroup confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to investigate configural, metric, and scalar invariance. After dropping 3 items, a 4-factor structure fit the data well (CFI = .92; RMSEA = .05, 95% CI: .045, .054; SRMR = .06). Mean WAQ factor scores were higher for participants with probable posttraumatic stress disorder on 2 of the 4 factors. We also identified multiple items that were not invariant across race/ethnic group, sex, or sexual orientation. However, after invariant items were removed, evidence of configural, scalar, and metric invariance was found. This study replicated the 4-factor structure, mapping onto the 4 WAQ subscales, and indicated that a unidimensional measure of world assumptions should not be used. After making the adjustments recommended herein, the WAQ can be used to investigate differences across race/ethnic groups (i.e., Black, Latinx, Asian, and White), sex (female and male), and sexual orientation (sexual minority and heterosexual).
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影响因子：
4.4
作者：
Goldstein RB;Smith SM;Chou SP;Saha TD;Jung J;Zhang H;Pickering RP;Ruan WJ;Huang B;Grant BF
通讯作者：
Grant BF
DOI：
10.1080/10705510701301834
发表时间：
2005-01-01
影响因子：
6
作者：
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通讯作者：
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影响因子：
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作者：
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通讯作者：
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影响因子：
3.3
作者：
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通讯作者：
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影响因子：
3.3
作者：
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通讯作者：
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