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Peer reviewedYoung, Ellie L.; Sudweeks, Richard R. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2005
Differential item functioning (DIF) in the Multidimensional Self Concept Scale (B. A. Bracken, 1992) was evaluated using 2 different methods to identify and describe DIF. Of 149 items from the Multidimensional Self Concept Scale, 42% exhibited gender DIF. Nonuniform, crossover DIF was evident in items throughout the instrument.
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Measures (Individuals), Self Concept, Test Items
