The Benefits of Latent Variable Modeling to Develop Norms for a Translated Version of a Standardized Scale

Autor/inn/en	Seo, Hyojeong; Shaw, Leslie A.; Shogren, Karrie A.; Lang, Kyle M.; Little, Todd D.
Titel	The Benefits of Latent Variable Modeling to Develop Norms for a Translated Version of a Standardized Scale
Quelle	In: International Journal of Behavioral Development, 41 (2017) 6, S.743-750 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0165-0254
DOI	10.1177/0165025416671612
Schlagwörter	Test Norms; Structural Equation Models; Measures (Individuals); Translation; Standardized Tests; Factor Analysis; Foreign Countries; Spanish; Case Studies; Interviews; United States; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Testnorm; Messdaten; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Faktorenanalyse; Ausland; Spanisch; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; USA; Spanien
Abstract	This article demonstrates the use of structural equation modeling to develop norms for a translated version of a standardized scale, the Supports Intensity Scale-Children's Version (SIS-C). The latent variable norming method proposed is useful when the standardization sample for a translated version is relatively small to derive norms independently but the original standardization sample is larger and more robust. Specifically, we leveraged a large, representative US standardization sample (n = 4,015) to add power and stability to a smaller Spanish (n = 405) standardization sample. Using a series of multiple-group mean and covariance structures confirmatory factor analyses using effects-coded scaling constraints, measurement invariance was tested across (a) Spanish only and (b) both US and Spanish age bands (5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, and 15-16). After establishing measurement invariance across the US and Spain, tests for latent means and variance differences within age-bands were only performed for Spanish data; the latent means and variances in the US sample were freely estimated. The study findings suggest that the information in the US data stabilized the overall model parameters, and the inclusion of the US sample did not influence on the norms of the SIS-C Spanish Translation. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01