Psychometric properties, factor structure, and validity of the multidimensional dispositional greed Assessment with undergraduate college students

IF 1.6 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Cogent Psychology Pub Date : 2023-11-07 DOI:10.1080/23311908.2023.2276607

Glenn W. Lambie, Caitlin Frawley, Jaimie Stickl Haugen

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Abstract

We conducted three studies examining the reliability, factor structure, and validity of Multidimensional Dispositional Greed Assessment (MDGA) scores with samples of undergraduate college students. The MDGA is an instrument developed to measure adults’ levels of dispositional greed. In study 1 (test-retest reliability; N = 150), we assessed the stability of MDGA scores over time. In study 2, we examined the stability and factor structure of the 20-item MDGA (confirmatory factor analysis; N = 2,178), and measurement invariance across demographic groups (multiple group confirmatory factor analysis) among a sample of undergraduate college students in the United States. In study 3 (multiple linear regression; N = 486), we investigated evidence of concurrent validity through measuring the relationship between MDGA and Dispositional Greed Scale scores. Through these studies, we identified evidence for good test–retest reliability for MDGA total and subscale scores. The results also provided evidence for measurement invariance of MDGA items across gender and race/ethnicity groups. Lastly, we found evidence for concurrent validity of MDGA through identifying large positive predictive relationship between MDGA and DGS total scores, while there was a weaker positive correlation with the MDGA’s more unique factor, retention motivation. We provide an overview of the implications of this study, and suggest potential areas of future research.

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大学生性格贪婪多维度测评的心理测量特征、因素结构及效度

本研究以大学生为样本，对多维性格贪婪评估(MDGA)分数的信度、因素结构和效度进行了研究。MDGA是一种用来衡量成年人性格贪婪程度的工具。在研究1中(重测信度;N = 150)，我们评估了MDGA评分随时间的稳定性。在研究2中，我们检验了20项MDGA的稳定性和因子结构(验证性因子分析;N = 2178)，以及在美国本科生样本中不同人口统计学组(多组验证性因子分析)的测量不变性。在研究3(多元线性回归;N = 486)，我们通过测量MDGA和性格贪婪量表得分之间的关系来调查并发效度的证据。通过这些研究，我们确定了MDGA总分和分量表得分具有良好的重测信度的证据。结果还为MDGA项目在性别和种族/民族群体中的测量不变性提供了证据。最后，我们通过发现MDGA与DGS总分之间存在显著的正相关关系，而与MDGA更独特的因素保留动机之间存在较弱的正相关关系，从而发现MDGA并发效度的证据。我们概述了本研究的意义，并提出了未来研究的潜在领域。

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Cogent Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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2.90

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12 weeks

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