NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 5 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Cristian Zanon; Nan Zhao; Nursel Topkaya; Ertugrul Sahin; David L. Vogel; Melissa M. Ertl; Samineh Sanatkar; Hsin-Ya Liao; Mark Rubin; Makilim N. Baptista; Winnie W. S. Mak; Fatima Rashed Al-Darmaki; Georg Schomerus; Ying-Fen Wang; Dalia Nasvytiene – International Journal of Testing, 2025
Examinations of the internal structure of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) have yielded inconsistent conclusions within and across cultural contexts. This study examined the dimensionality and reliability of the DASS-21 across three theoretically plausible factor structures (i.e., unidimensional, oblique three-factor, and…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Psychometrics, Cultural Context
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Byrne, Barbara M.; van de Vijver, Fons J. R. – International Journal of Testing, 2014
In cross-cultural research, there is a tendency for researchers to draw inferences at the country level based on individual-level data. Such action implicitly and often mistakenly assumes that both the measuring instrument and its underlying construct(s) are operating equivalently across both levels. Based on responses from 5,482 college students…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals), Cross Cultural Studies, Structural Equation Models
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
King, Ronnel B.; Watkins, David A. – International Journal of Testing, 2013
The aim of this study is to assess the cross-cultural applicability of the Chinese version of the Inventory of School Motivation (ISM; McInerney & Sinclair, 1991) in the Hong Kong context using both within-network and between-network approaches to construct validation. The ISM measures four types of achievement goals: mastery, performance,…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Reliability, Learning Motivation, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Byrne, Barbara M.; van de Vijver, Fons J. R. – International Journal of Testing, 2010
A critical assumption in cross-cultural comparative research is that the instrument measures the same construct(s) in exactly the same way across all groups (i.e., the instrument is measurement and structurally equivalent). Structural equation modeling (SEM) procedures are commonly used in testing these assumptions of multigroup equivalence.…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Cross Cultural Studies, Measurement, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Martin, Andrew J.; Hau, Kit-Tai – International Journal of Testing, 2010
The present study explored motivation and engagement among Chinese and Australian school students. Based on a sample of 528 Hong Kong Chinese 12-13 year olds and an archive sample of 6,366 Australian 12-13 year olds, achievement motivation was assessed using the Motivation and Engagement Scale-High School (MES-HS). Confirmatory factor analysis and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Need, Student Motivation, Learner Engagement