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Measurement Invariance of the Children's Social Desirability Scale-Short Version (CSD-S) Across Gender, Grade Level, and Race/Ethnicity.
Ng Z, Lin S, Niu L, Cipriano C. Measurement Invariance of the Children's Social Desirability Scale-Short Version (CSD-S) Across Gender, Grade Level, and Race/Ethnicity. Assessment 2024, 10731911241245789. PMID: 38606877, DOI: 10.1177/10731911241245789.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial desirability biasMeasurement invarianceParticipants self-reportedSocial desirabilityDesirability biasSelf-reportGrade levelTests of measurement invarianceSocial desirability measurePartial strong invarianceLow social desirabilityLatent mean differencesHigh social desirabilityOne-factor modelEffect of social desirability biasDetecting social desirability biasSample of childrenDesirability measureFactor structureStrong invarianceDiverse childrenDemographic groupsGenderMethodological challengesUnited States
2017
Confirmatory Factor Analytic Structure and Measurement Invariance of the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents in a Longitudinal Sample of Adolescents
Ng Z, Huebner E, Maydeu-Olivares A, Hills K. Confirmatory Factor Analytic Structure and Measurement Invariance of the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents in a Longitudinal Sample of Adolescents. Journal Of Psychoeducational Assessment 2017, 37: 139-153. DOI: 10.1177/0734282917732891.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConfirmatory Factor Analytic StructureEmotion Regulation QuestionnaireEmotion regulationFactor analytic structureMeasurement invarianceSelf-report measuresLow test-retest reliabilityTwo-factor modelPrior empirical findingsCognitive reappraisalExpressive suppressionEmotional reactivityAdolescence yearsMiddle childhoodTest-retest reliabilitySchool sampleLongitudinal sampleHabitual useMeasurement equivalenceStrong invarianceValid measureAdolescentsInternal consistencyFactor meansEmpirical findings