Is That Measure Really One-Dimensional?: Nuisance Parameters Can Mask Severe Model Misspecification When Assessing Factorial Validity

IF 2 3区 心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MATHEMATICAL
Esther T. Beierl, M. Bühner, M. Heene
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Abstract

Factorial validity is often assessed using confirmatory factor analysis. Model fit is commonly evaluated using the cutoff values for the fit indices proposed by Hu and Bentler (1999). There is a body of research showing that those cutoff values cannot be generalized. Model fit does not only depend on the severity of misspecification, but also on nuisance parameters, which are independent of the misspecification. Using a simulation study, we demonstrate their influence on measures of model fit. We specified a severe misspecification, omitting a second factor, which signifies factorial invalidity. Measures of model fit showed only small misfit because nuisance parameters, magnitude of factor loadings and a balanced/imbalanced number of indicators per factor, also influenced the degree of misfit. Drawing from our results, we discuss challenges in the assessment of factorial validity.
这个衡量标准真的是一维的吗?在评估析因效度时,干扰参数可以掩盖严重的模型错配
析因效度通常使用验证性因子分析来评估。模型拟合通常使用Hu和Bentler(1999)提出的拟合指标的截止值来评估。有大量研究表明,这些临界值不能一概而论。模型拟合不仅取决于错配的严重程度,而且还取决于与错配无关的干扰参数。通过仿真研究,我们证明了它们对模型拟合测度的影响。我们指定了一个严重的错误说明,忽略了第二个因素,它表示因子无效。模型拟合的测量只显示出很小的失配,因为干扰参数、因子负荷的大小和每个因子的平衡/不平衡指标数量也会影响失配的程度。根据我们的结果,我们讨论了评估析因效度的挑战。
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