Consequences of Disregarding Metric Invariance on Diagnosis and Prognosis Using Psychological Tests

Frontiers in Psychology

David Blanco-Canitrot¹ 

关键词: invariance;    differential item functioning;    predictive value of tests;    reliability and validity;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00167

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Guenole and Brown (2014) have shown how failure to meet invariance criteria affects to path coefficients in SEM. In applied research context, these authors suggest testing non-invariance to detect possible undesired effects in the subsequent model evaluation. According to this line of argument, this work intends to show the negative consequences of ignoring the property of invariance when a scale is used with selection or diagnostic purposes.

【 授权许可】

CC BY