Longitudinal measurement (non)invariance in latent constructs : conceptual insights, model specifications and testing strategies

Leitgöb, Heinz and Seddig, Daniel and Schmidt, Peter and Sosu, Edward and Davidov, Eldad; (2021) Longitudinal measurement (non)invariance in latent constructs : conceptual insights, model specifications and testing strategies. In: Measurement Error in Longitudinal Data. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 211-258. ISBN 9780198859987 (https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198859987.003.0010)

Abstract

Many key aspects in the social sciences (e.g. attitudes, values, utility, beliefs, per­sonality traits, cognitive competencies) are not directly observable.1 Rather, they are conceptualized as latent constructs, measured indirectly via a set of manifest or observed indicators (Bollen, 2002). Learning a latent variable's distribution from the observed data presupposes a formal measurement model that postulates how-in mathematical terms-the latent and manifest variables are related. Such models can be derived from test or measurement theories, such as classical test theory (CTT; Lord and Novick, 1968) or item response theory (IRT; Lord, 1980). Because the relations between manifest indicators and latent variables are not seen as definitions but rather as hypotheses, it is important to formulate the model (with all the imposed restrictions) based on theoretical reasoning. For a further discussion of the topic with a philosophy of science background see Fetzer (2001).

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  Item type:	Book Section
  ID code:	76181
  Dates:	Date Event 11 May 2021 Published
  Keywords:	latent variable panel modelling, confirmatory factor analysis, measurement invariance, response shift theory, decomposition method, Social Sciences, Education, Education
  Subjects:	Social Sciences Education
  Department:	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > School of Education > Education
  Depositing user:	Pure Administrator
  Date deposited:	22 Apr 2021 11:38
  Last modified:	22 Mar 2023 02:50
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  URI:	https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/76181