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Factor Structure of the Pictorial Scale of Perceived Competence and Social Acceptance With Two Pre-Elementary Samples

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Mantzicopoulos, Panayota; French, Brian F.; Maller, Susan J. – Child Development, 2004

Competing models of the factorial structure of the Pictorial Scale of Perceived Competence and Social Acceptance (PSPCSA) were tested for fit using multisample confirmatory factor analysis. The best fitting model was tested for invariance (a) across samples of middle-class (n251) and economically disadvantaged (Head Start, n=117) kindergarten…

Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Measures (Individuals), Economically Disadvantaged, Kindergarten

The Vicissitudes of Measurement: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Emotional Autonomy Scale.

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Schmitz, Mark F.; Baer, Judith C. – Child Development, 2001

Examined factor structure of the emotional Autonomy Scale (EAS) in 3 samples of adolescents, with each sample consisting of 3 racial/ethnic groups. Found that the EAS exhibited poor construct validity and behaved quite differently for different grade and ethnic groups. Suggested that the most credible solution may be to reexamine the conceptual…

Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Age Differences, Construct Validity