Internal Structure of Beck Hopelessness Scale: an analysis of method effects using the CT-C(M–1) model

"He construct validity in relation to the dimensionality or factor structure of the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) has long been debated in psychometrics. Irrelevant variance due to item wording (method effects) can distort the factor structure, and recent studies have examined the method factor...

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Autores principales: Flores-Kanter, Pablo Ezequiel, Toro, Ronald, Alvarado, Jesús M.
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spelling I32-R138-123456789-35052023-01-06T15:23:28Z Internal Structure of Beck Hopelessness Scale: an analysis of method effects using the CT-C(M–1) model Flores-Kanter, Pablo Ezequiel Toro, Ronald Alvarado, Jesús M. PSICOMETRIA IDEACION SUICIDA ALUMNOS UNIVERSIDADES COVID-19 "He construct validity in relation to the dimensionality or factor structure of the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) has long been debated in psychometrics. Irrelevant variance due to item wording (method effects) can distort the factor structure, and recent studies have examined the method factor’s role in the factor structure of the BHS. However, the models used to control the method effects have severe limitations, and new models are needed. One such model is the correlated traitcorrelated method minus one (CT-C(M-1), which is a powerful approach that gives the trait factor an unambiguous meaning and prevents the anomalous results associated with fully symmetrical bifactor modeling. The present work compares the fit and factor structure of the CT-C(M-1) model to bifactor models proposed in previous literature and evaluates the convergent validity of the CT-C(M-1) model and its discriminatory capacity by taking suicidal ideation as the criterion variable. This study used a large and heterogeneous open mode online sample of Argentinian people (N = 2,164). The results indicated that the CT-C(M-1) model with positive words as referenced items achieves the most adequate factor structure. The factorial scores derived from this model demonstrate good predictive and discriminating capabilities." info:eu-repo/date/embargoEnd/ 2021-05-31T14:55:41Z 2021-05-31T14:55:41Z 2021 Artículos de Publicaciones Periódicas info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion 1532-7752 http://ri.itba.edu.ar/handle/123456789/3505 en info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/UCM/ES. Madrid. info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess application/pdf
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topic PSICOMETRIA
IDEACION SUICIDA
ALUMNOS
UNIVERSIDADES
COVID-19
spellingShingle PSICOMETRIA
IDEACION SUICIDA
ALUMNOS
UNIVERSIDADES
COVID-19
Flores-Kanter, Pablo Ezequiel
Toro, Ronald
Alvarado, Jesús M.
Internal Structure of Beck Hopelessness Scale: an analysis of method effects using the CT-C(M–1) model
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IDEACION SUICIDA
ALUMNOS
UNIVERSIDADES
COVID-19
description "He construct validity in relation to the dimensionality or factor structure of the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) has long been debated in psychometrics. Irrelevant variance due to item wording (method effects) can distort the factor structure, and recent studies have examined the method factor’s role in the factor structure of the BHS. However, the models used to control the method effects have severe limitations, and new models are needed. One such model is the correlated traitcorrelated method minus one (CT-C(M-1), which is a powerful approach that gives the trait factor an unambiguous meaning and prevents the anomalous results associated with fully symmetrical bifactor modeling. The present work compares the fit and factor structure of the CT-C(M-1) model to bifactor models proposed in previous literature and evaluates the convergent validity of the CT-C(M-1) model and its discriminatory capacity by taking suicidal ideation as the criterion variable. This study used a large and heterogeneous open mode online sample of Argentinian people (N = 2,164). The results indicated that the CT-C(M-1) model with positive words as referenced items achieves the most adequate factor structure. The factorial scores derived from this model demonstrate good predictive and discriminating capabilities."
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title Internal Structure of Beck Hopelessness Scale: an analysis of method effects using the CT-C(M–1) model
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