Awareness Is Bliss: How Acquiescence Affects Exploratory Factor Analysis

Autor/inn/en	D'Urso, E. Damiano; Tijmstra, Jesper; Vermunt, Jeroen K.; De Roover, Kim
Titel	Awareness Is Bliss: How Acquiescence Affects Exploratory Factor Analysis
Quelle	In: Educational and Psychological Measurement, 83 (2023) 3, S.433-472 (40 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (D'Urso, E. Damiano)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1644
DOI	10.1177/00131644221089857
Schlagwörter	Factor Analysis; Measurement Techniques; Self Evaluation (Individuals); Psychological Patterns; Psychometrics; Evaluation Methods; Response Style (Tests); Test Bias; Simulation; Rating Scales; Outcome Measures; Computer Software; Correlation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Faktorenanalyse; Messtechnik; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Antwortverhalten; Testkritik; Simulation program; Simulationsprogramm; Rating-Skala; Korrelation
Abstract	Assessing the measurement model (MM) of self-report scales is crucial to obtain valid measurements of individuals' latent psychological constructs. This entails evaluating the number of measured constructs and determining which construct is measured by which item. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) is the most-used method to evaluate these psychometric properties, where the number of measured constructs (i.e., factors) is assessed, and, afterward, rotational freedom is resolved to interpret these factors. This study assessed the effects of an acquiescence response style (ARS) on EFA for unidimensional and multidimensional (un)balanced scales. Specifically, we evaluated (a) whether ARS is captured as an additional factor, (b) the effect of different rotation approaches on the content and ARS factors recovery, and (c) the effect of extracting the additional ARS factor on the recovery of factor loadings. ARS was often captured as an additional factor in balanced scales when it was strong. For these scales, ignoring extracting this additional ARS factor, or rotating to simple structure when extracting it, harmed the recovery of the original MM by introducing bias in loadings and cross-loadings. These issues were avoided by using informed rotation approaches (i.e., target rotation), where (part of) the rotation target is specified according to a priori expectations on the MM. Not extracting the additional ARS factor did not affect the loading recovery in unbalanced scales. Researchers should consider the potential presence of ARS when assessing the psychometric properties of balanced scales and use informed rotation approaches when suspecting that an additional factor is an ARS factor. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01