PO545: Alternative Indices to Identify the BESS TRS-P Factor Structure

  • PMD: 1,4
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Advanced
  • Poster Session 6: Promoting Social and Emotional Development

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. evaluate the structure of a multidimensional instrument,
  2. regard the bifactor structure in context of behavior risk assessment, and
  3. weigh the results of screening output against other sources of risk information.

Description

Bifactor models, while controversial, are often used for testing the psychological structure of an instrument. Using the BESS TRS-P scale, we illustrate using equivalent fit indices for model selection.

Presenter(s)

Fred W. Greer, University of South Carolina
Christine DiStefano, University of South Carolina

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