Exploring the latent structure of the Luria model for the KABC-II at school age: Further insights from confirmatory factor analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 54 (9) ◽  
pp. 1004-1018
Author(s):  
Ryan J. McGill
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Latent Structure ◽  
School Age ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

scholarly journals Latent structure of cognition in schizophrenia: a confirmatory factor analysis of the MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery (MCCB)

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 1119-1119 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. McCleery ◽  
M. F. Green ◽  
G. S. Hellemann ◽  
L. E. Baade ◽  
J. M. Gold ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Latent Structure ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Nepsy for Younger and Older School-Age Children

2008 ◽  
Vol 102 (3) ◽  
pp. 861-866 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Mosconi ◽  
Lauren Nelson ◽  
Stephen R. Hooper
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Error Variance ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Entire Sample ◽  
Fit Statistics ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

Using the standardization sample from the NEPSY, confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to examine the factor structure for ages 5 through 12 of the NEPSY sample, as well as for the younger (5 to 8 years, n = 400) and older (9 to 12 years, n = 400) age bands, to explore possible differences in test structure at different developmental epochs. Using four standard fit indices, results indicated that a 5-factor model was less than adequate for the entire sample and produced negative error variance for the younger and older age groups, making any solutions for the two subgroups inadmissible. A 4-factor model without the Attention/Executive Function subtests produced satisfactory fit statistics for the entire sample and the younger group, but did not fit the data as well for the older group. A 1-factor model did not fit well for the full sample. These results indicated that the structure for the NEPSY is not invariant across development, with the 4-factor model best fitting the data for the younger age group and for the entire school-age sample.

Latent structure of the symptomatology of hospitalized patients with bipolar mania

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (7) ◽  
pp. 431-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Filgueiras ◽  
A.L.S. Nunes ◽  
L.A.S. Silveira ◽  
R. de Assis da Silva ◽  
R.O. da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Latent Structure ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Separate Dimension ◽  
Manic Patients ◽  
Best Fit

AbstractSeveral studies have attempted to understand the dimensions of psychiatric symptoms in manic episodes, but only a few have been able to model the latent structure of mania in bipolar disorder patients using confirmatory factor analysis. The objective of the present study was to search for the best model of the symptomatology of hospitalized manic patients. To achieve this goal, 117 manic inpatients during a manic crisis participated in this research. Exploratory factor analysis was conducted followed by confirmatory factor analysis using an exploratory factor analysis solution and three other theory-based models. The exploratory factor analysis results revealed a six-factor structure: depression, suicide, insomnia, mania, psychosis, and anxiety. This solution also presented the best fit to the data when tested with confirmatory factor analysis. A five-factor solution, without suicide as a separate dimension, appeared to be more theoretically suitable. Another important finding was that anxiety was an independent dimension in mania. Some hypotheses are discussed in light of contemporary theories, and future studies should investigate this aspect further.

Physical Dating Aggression in Adolescence

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 278-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annalaura Nocentini ◽  
Ersilia Menesini ◽  
Concetta Pastorelli ◽  
Jennifer Connolly ◽  
Debra Pepler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Physical Aggression ◽  
Factorial Invariance ◽  
Latent Structure ◽  
Cultural Issues ◽  
Single Group ◽  
Dating Aggression ◽  
Multiple Group ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

The present study aims to investigate the latent structure of a Physical Dating Aggression Scale in Italian and Canadian adolescents and to evaluate the measurement invariance across gender and country. Participants involved 1,628 adolescents (704 Italians and 924 Canadians; 800 males and 828 females) aged 14–16 years. A revised version of the CTS Physical Aggression Scale ( Straus, 1979 ) modified to make the items more acceptable to younger teens was used. Results from Single-Group confirmatory factor analysis supported a monodimensional structure as the most parsimonious index of Physical Dating Aggression. Furthermore, Multiple-Group analyses conducted through different tests (across gender in each country separately, across country in each gender separately, and across country on the whole sample) showed a substantial factorial invariance. Results are discussed in relation to age, gender, and cultural issues on Physical Dating Aggression.

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