The Psychometric Properties of the Grit-O Scale Within the Twente Region in Netherlands: An ICM-CFA vs. ESEM Approach

Frontiers in Psychology

Chantal Olckers¹  Llewellyn E. van Zyl²  Lara C. Roll³ 

[1] Department of Human Resource Management, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa;Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Eindhoven, Eindhoven, Netherlands;Optentia Research Focus Area, North-West University (VTC), Vanderbijlpark, South Africa;Department of Human Resource Management, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands;Institut für Psychologie, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany;Optentia Research Focus Area, North-West University (VTC), Vanderbijlpark, South Africa;Department of Applied Psychology, Lingnan University, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong;

关键词: confirmatory factor analysis;    exploratory structural equation modeling;    grit;    invariance testing;    psychometric properties;    validity;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00796

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties (i.e., factorial validity, measurement invariance, and reliability) of the Grit-Original scale (Grit-O) within the Netherlands. The Grit-O scale was subjected to a competing measurement modeling strategy that sequentially compared both independent cluster model confirmatory factor analytical- and exploratory structural equation modeling approaches. The results showed that both a two first order, bi-factor structure as well as a less restrictive two factor ESEM factorial structure best-fitted the data. The instrument showed to be reliable at both a lower- (Cronbach’s alpha) and upper-level (composite reliability) limit. However, measurement invariance between genders could only be established for the B-ICM-CFA model. Finally, concurrent validity was established through relating the GRIT-O to task performance. The linear use of the Grit-O scale should therefore carefully be considered.

【 授权许可】

CC BY