The MACS approach to testing for multigroup invariance of a second-order structure: A walk through the process
The MACS approach to testing for multigroup invariance of a second-order structure: A walk through the process
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DOI：
10.1207/s15328007sem1302_7
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发表时间：
2006-01-01
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6
通讯作者：
Stewart, Sunita M.
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作者：
Byrne, Barbara M.;Stewart, Sunita M.
本文的主要目的是举例说明与测量不变性测试相关的策略，这些策略在现有文献中并不常见。在教学框架内设计的主要目的有三个方面，并说明(A)基于均值和协方差结构(MACs)分析的测量不变性测试，(B)使用MACS方法测试不变的高阶因素结构，以及(C)测试相对于高阶因素结构的两个水平的潜在均值差异。对于附加的应用限制，次要目的有两个，并说明(A)基于两组基本不同的标准来确定不变性，以及(B)在项目反应理论的视角下对非不变测量项目的解释。我们希望读者会发现说教方法有助于更好地理解不变性测试过程。
The overarching intent of this article is to exemplify strategies associated with tests for measurement invariance that are uncommonly applied and reported in the extant literature. Designed within a pedagogical framework, the primary purposes are 3-fold and illustrate (a) tests for measurement invariance based on the analysis of means and covariance structures (MACS), (b) use of the MACS approach in testing for an invariant higher order factor structure, and (c) tests for latent mean differences relative to both levels of a higher order factor structure. Addressing additional application limitations, the secondary purposes are 2-fold and illustrate (a) determination of invariance based on two substantially different sets of criteria and (b) interpretation of noninvariant measurement items within the context of an item response theory perspective. We are hopeful that readers will find the didactic approach to be helpful in gaining a better understanding of the invariance-testing process.