Testing for multigroup invariance of second-order WISC-IV structure across China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan

Hsinyi Chen; Timothy Z. Keith; Larry Weiss; Jianjun Zhu; Yu Qiu Li

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2010.06.004

Testing for multigroup invariance of second-order WISC-IV structure across China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan

Hsinyi Chen^*, Timothy Z. Keith, Larry Weiss, Jianjun Zhu, Yu Qiu Li

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Abstract

We tested measurement invariance of the WISC-IV second-order factorial structure across China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. Both sets of 10 and 14 subtests were tested on standardization samples of children aged 6-16. Results from multi-sample analyses supported measurement invariance, the hypothesized second-order factor model well described data from all four cultures. Overall factor patterns, first- and second-order factor loadings, g variance, residual variances of measured variables, and disturbances of first-order factors of the WISC-IV were invariant among these four cultures.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	677-682
Number of pages	6
Journal	Personality and Individual Differences
Volume	49
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2010.06.004
Publication status	Published - 2010 Nov

Keywords

China
Cultural invariance
Hong Kong
Macau
Taiwan
WISC-IV

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General Psychology

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