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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 Brief Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale (BMSLSS) in a Longitudinal Sample of Adolescents
Ng Z, Huebner E, Maydeu-Olivares A, Hills K. Confirmatory Factor Analytic Structure and Measurement Invariance of the Brief Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale (BMSLSS) in a Longitudinal Sample of Adolescents. Child Indicators Research 2017, 11: 1237-1247. DOI: 10.1007/s12187-017-9468-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConfirmatory Factor Analytic StructureBrief Multidimensional StudentsLife Satisfaction ScaleFactor analytic structureMultidimensional StudentsMeasurement invarianceLife satisfactionSatisfaction ScaleMomentary affective experienceMedical disease modelSelf-report measuresOne-year time intervalPrior empirical findingsGeneral life satisfactionAcceptable test-retest reliabilityOne-factor modelHigh internal consistencyAffective experienceTest-retest reliabilitySchool sampleMental health screeningOne-year intervalLongitudinal sampleMeasurement equivalenceStrict invariance