Development, Validation, and Evidence of Measurement Invariance of a Shortened Measure of Trait Test Anxiety

IF 3.2 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

European Journal of Psychological Assessment Pub Date : 2023-03-23 DOI:10.1027/1015-5759/a000761

Teresa M. Ober, Cheng Liu, Ying Cheng

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Abstract

Abstract: We develop and validate a short self-report measure of test anxiety, the Trait Test Anxiety Inventory – Short (TTAI-S) following the Kane (2013) validation framework. Data were collected from three independent samples of young adults in the US ( N = 629; Mage = 22.25 years). Evidence was gathered to support three aspects of the validity argument (i.e., scoring, extrapolation, and generalization). Good internal consistency and confirmed structure of a single factor supported scoring inferences. Scalar measurement invariance between different samples (Internet vs. undergraduate students) and demographic subgroups (i.e., gender, race/ethnicity, and parental educational attainment) provided evidence for generalization inferences. Significant associations between the TTAI-S score and theoretically relevant (state test anxiety, performance expectation, and self-confidence in math) and weaker associations with less relevant constructs (enjoyment, motivation, and values in learning math) substantiated extrapolation inferences. Having established measurement invariance, we examined demographic differences and found that students historically underserved or underrepresented in STEM disciplines reported greater test anxiety than their counterparts. These findings support the validity of the TTAI-S, a concise measure that is easy to administer and easy to score. The TTAI-S may be used to further investigate trait test anxiety for a diverse population, particularly factors that may contribute to or mitigate group differences.

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特质测试焦虑缩短量表测量不变性的发展、验证和证据

摘要：我们根据Kane（2013）的验证框架，开发并验证了一种测试焦虑的简短自我报告量表，即特质测试焦虑量表（TTAI-S）。数据收集自美国年轻人的三个独立样本（N=629；Mage=22.25岁）。收集的证据支持有效性论点的三个方面（即评分、外推和概括）。良好的内部一致性和单一因素的确定结构支持评分推断。不同样本（互联网与本科生）和人口统计学亚组（即性别、种族/民族和父母教育程度）之间的标量测量不变性为泛化推断提供了证据。TTAI-S分数与理论相关（状态测试焦虑、成绩预期和数学自信）之间的显著关联，以及与不太相关的结构（学习数学的乐趣、动机和价值观）之间的较弱关联，证实了外推推断。在建立了测量不变性后，我们研究了人口统计学差异，发现在STEM学科中，历史上服务不足或代表性不足的学生比他们的同龄人报告了更大的考试焦虑。这些发现支持TTAI-S的有效性，这是一种易于管理和评分的简明测量方法。TTAI-S可用于进一步研究不同人群的特质测试焦虑，特别是可能导致或减轻群体差异的因素。

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European Journal of Psychological Assessment PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED-

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6.40

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4.00%

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