Exploring the measurement invariance of psychological instruments: Applications in the substance use domain.

1997 ◽  
pp. 281-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith F. Widaman ◽  
Steven P. Reise
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Psychological Instruments

Conceptualizing Protective Family Context and Its effect on Substance Use: Comparisons Across Diverse Ethnic-Racial Youth

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Constante ◽  
Edward Huntley ◽  
Emma Schillinger ◽  
Christine Wagner ◽  
Daniel Keating
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Latent Variable ◽  
Path Model ◽  
Family Context ◽  
Partial Metric ◽  
Racial Groups ◽  
Protective Methods ◽  
Family Variables

Background: Although family behaviors are known to be important for buffering youth against substance use, research in this area often evaluates a particular type of family interaction and how it shapes adolescents’ behaviors, when it is likely that youth experience the co-occurrence of multiple types of family behaviors that may be protective. Methods: The current study (N = 1716, 10th and 12th graders, 55% female) examined associations between protective family context, a latent variable comprised of five different measures of family behaviors, and past 12 months substance use: alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, and e-cigarettes. Results: A multi-group measurement invariance assessment supported protective family context as a coherent latent construct with partial (metric) measurement invariance among Black, Latinx, and White youth. A multi-group path model indicated that protective family context was significantly associated with less substance use for all youth, but of varying magnitudes across ethnic-racial groups. Conclusion: These results emphasize the importance of evaluating psychometric properties of family-relevant latent variables on the basis of group membership in order to draw appropriate inferences on how such family variables relate to substance use among diverse samples.

scholarly journals Evaluating maternal psychopathology biases in reports of child temperament: An investigation of measurement invariance

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas M Olino ◽  
Karina Guerra ◽  
Elizabeth P. Hayden ◽  
Daniel Klein
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Substance Use Disorders ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Child Temperament ◽  
Maternal Psychopathology ◽  
Maternal Characteristics ◽  
History Of ◽  
Systematic Biases

Parent, especially mothers’, reports of child temperament are frequently used in research and clinical practice, but there are concerns that maternal characteristics, including a history of psychopathology, may bias reports on these measures. However, whether maternal reports of youth temperament show structural differences based on mothers’ psychiatric history is unclear. We therefore conducted tests of measurement invariance to examine whether maternal psychopathology was associated with structural aspects of child temperament as a means of evaluating potential biases related to mothers’ mental disorder history. From two community-based studies of child temperament, 935 mothers completed the Child Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ), as well as semi-structured diagnostic interviews that assessed their own lifetime history of depressive, anxiety, and substance use disorders. Mothers also completed a measure of depressive symptoms concurrent to their completion of the CBQ. We found little evidence that mothers’ current depressive symptoms or history of depressive, anxiety, or substance use disorders were associated with the structure of their reports of child temperament. Thus, there is little empirical support for systematic biases in reports of youth temperament as indexed by psychometric modeling.

scholarly journals Is the Assessment of Personality Comparable in Persons Who Have and Have Not Experienced Depressive, Anxiety, and Substance Use Disorders? An Examination of Measurement Invariance

Assessment ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-55
Author(s):  
Thomas M. Olino ◽  
Laura Benini ◽  
Grace Icenogle ◽  
Sylia Wilson ◽  
Daniel N. Klein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Substance Use Disorders ◽  
Negative Emotionality ◽  
Personality Measures ◽  
Positive Emotionality ◽  
Psychological Constructs ◽  
Psychometric Equivalence ◽  
Personality Differences

Numerous studies have focused on characterizing personality differences between individuals with and without psychopathology. For drawing valid conclusions for these comparisons, the personality instruments used must demonstrate psychometric equivalence. However, we are unaware of any studies that examine measurement invariance in personality across individuals with and without psychopathology. This study conducted tests of measurement invariance for positive emotionality, negative emotionality, and disinhibition across individuals with and without histories of depressive, anxiety, and substance use disorders. We found consistent evidence that positive emotionality, negative emotionality, and disinhibition were assessed equivalently across all comparisons with each demonstrating strict invariance. Overall, results suggest that comparisons of personality measures between diagnostic groups satisfy the assumption of measurement invariance and these scales represent the same psychological constructs. Thus, mean-level comparisons across these groups are valid tests.

Statistical Techniques for Making Cross-Cultural Comparisons on Organizational Instruments

2021 ◽  
pp. 70-80
Author(s):  
Tanesia R. Beverly
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Measurement Equivalence ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Cultural Comparisons ◽  
Mean Differences ◽  
Psychological Instruments

Researchers tend to evaluate psychological instruments in terms of reliability (internal consistency) and construct validity (exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis). In many instances, these instruments are used for cross-cultural comparisons such as gender and race—however, many of these studies do not provide evidence of measurement invariance or measurement equivalence. Measurement equivalence is a statistical property of an instrument that indicates that participants interpret and respond to the items similarly or that the same latent construct is being measured across observed groups of people. Partial measurement equivalence is a necessary condition for comparing latent mean differences across cultures. This area of construct validity is often neglected in the literature; therefore, this chapter aims to introduce the concept of measurement invariance. Additionally, it highlights the necessity of testing for measurement invariance when making cross-cultural comparisons on organizational leadership instruments.

scholarly journals Mindfulness Training plus Nature Exposure for Veterans with Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders: A Model Intervention

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (23) ◽  
pp. 4726 ◽  
Author(s):  
William R. Marchand ◽  
William Klinger ◽  
Ken Block ◽  
Scott VerMerris ◽  
Tracy S. Herrmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Substance Use Disorders ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Mindfulness Training ◽  
Mountain Biking ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Psychological Instruments

There is a need to develop novel complementary interventions aimed at enhancing treatment engagement and/or response for veterans with psychiatric and substance use disorders. There is evidence that both mindfulness training and nature exposure (MT/NE) may be beneficial for this population and that combining the two approaches into one intervention might result in synergistic benefit. However, to date, the MT/NE concept has not been tested. This article reports a pilot feasibility and acceptability study of MT/NE which was, in this case, provided via recreational sailing. The primary aim of this project was to develop a model intervention and evaluation process that could be used for future studies of MT/NE interventions using a variety of methods of nature exposure (e.g., hiking, skiing, mountain biking). Results indicate preliminary evidence that it is feasible to utilize MT/NE interventions for the population studied and that the MT/NE model described can serve as a template for future investigations. Further, there were significant pre- to post-intervention decreases in state anxiety, as well as increases in trait mindfulness. Three psychological instruments were identified that might be used in future studies to evaluate MT/NE outcomes. Results from this project provide a model MT/NE intervention template along with evaluation metrics for use in future studies.

Reexamining the Psychometric Properties of the Substance Use Risk Profile Scale

Assessment ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 454-471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brittany E. Blanchard ◽  
Angela K. Stevens ◽  
Kenneth J. Sher ◽  
Andrew K. Littlefield
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Risk Profile ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Predictive Utility ◽  
Empirically Supported

The Substance Use Risk Profile Scale (SURPS), a widely used self-report questionnaire, assesses four personality traits which predict risk for substance use (i.e., anxiety sensitivity, hopelessness, impulsivity, and sensation seeking). Given its use in research and clinical settings, as well as potential utility, this study aimed to provide a comprehensive psychometric evaluation of the SURPS. Undergraduate participants ( N = 718; 69% White; 26% Hispanic, aged 18-25 years, M = 19.00, SD = 1.33) completed a battery of measures, including the SURPS. Tests of measurement invariance, convergent and criterion validity, and internal consistency were conducted, as well as item response theory analyses and a treatment assignment simulation. Several items were removed before partial measurement invariance across gender was established with little information lost. Despite removing several SURPS items, the proposed factor structure was not empirically supported. More work is necessary to determine the predictive utility of assessing these personality traits to predict substance-related outcomes.

Gender-based measurement invariance of the Substance Use Risk Profile Scale

2014 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 690-694 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasmina Memetovic ◽  
Pamela A. Ratner ◽  
Christopher G. Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Risk Profile ◽  
Gender Based
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