Bifactor and Hierarchical Models: Specification, Inference, and Interpretation
Bifactor and other hierarchical models have become central to representing and explaining observations in psychopathology, health, and other areas of clinical science, as well as in the behavioral sciences more broadly. This prominence comes after a relatively rapid period of rediscovery, however, and certain features remain poorly understood.
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Validation of the City Birth Trauma Scale in a sample of Norwegian mothers
The Norwegian City Birth Trauma Scale (City BiTS‐Nor) demonstrated strong psychometric properties in a sample of 1079 mothers. A bifactor structure and high reliability support its use for assessing childbirth‐related PTSD symptoms. Findings highlight its clinical utility for screening and guiding targeted interventions in perinatal mental health care.
Silje Marie Haga +5 more
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Dimensionality and Construct Validity of the Romanian Self-Report Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) [PDF]
The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is one of the most widely utilised measures of behavioural and emotional difficulties among children and young people.
Asiminei, Romeo +4 more
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Level‐specific reliability coefficients from the perspective of latent state‐trait theory
Abstract The growing popularity of the ecological momentary assessment method in psychological research requires adequate statistical models for intensive longitudinal data (ILD), with multilevel latent state‐trait (ML‐LST) models based on the latent state‐trait theory revised (LST‐R theory) as one possible alternative.
Lennart Nacke, Axel Mayer
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Identification and Interpretation of the Completely Oblique Rasch Bifactor Model. [PDF]
Abstract Bifactor Item Response Theory (IRT) models are the usual option for modeling composite constructs. However, in application, researchers typically must assume that all dimensions of person parameter space are orthogonal. This can result in absurd model interpretations.
Federiakin D, Wilson MR.
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Applying SEM, Exploratory SEM, and Bayesian SEM to Personality Assessments
Despite the importance of demonstrating and evaluating how structural equation modeling (SEM), exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM), and Bayesian structural equation modeling (BSEM) work simultaneously, research comparing these analytic ...
Hyeri Hong +2 more
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Pain catastrophizing is an exaggerated cognitive-affective response to actual or anticipated pain, usually measured by the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS).
Attila Galambos +5 more
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The English are healthier than the Americans: really?
Background: When comparing the health of two populations, it is not enough to compare the prevalence of chronic diseases. The objective of this study is therefore to propose a metric of health based on domains of functioning to determine whether the ...
Bedirhan Üstün, T. +7 more
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Including political context in the psychological analysis of collective action: development and validation of a measurement scale for subjective political openness [PDF]
Sociological and Political Science research has argued that political conditions affect both the occurrence of protests and the actions protesters choose. However, an approach that considers people’s perceptions on these conditions is still absent in the
Drury, John, Saavedra, Patricio
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Body and Social Anhedonia of Depression: A Bifactor Model Analysis
The purpose of this study was to develop a statistical model of anhedonia of depression. The study included 748 healthy controls (350 women, 46.79%, age 21.27 ± 4.72) and 80 patients (32 women, 40%, age 38.36 ± 16.42). The Physical Anhedonia Scale (PhAS), the Social Anhedonia Scale (CSAS), the Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS) and the Beck ...
Feng, Bo +4 more
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