Factorial Validity of the Anxiety "Questionnaire for Students" (AFS): Bifactor Modeling and Measurement Invariance

Autor/inn/en	Lohbeck, Annette; Petermann, Franz
Titel	Factorial Validity of the Anxiety "Questionnaire for Students" (AFS): Bifactor Modeling and Measurement Invariance
Quelle	In: Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 37 (2019) 6, S.770-781 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0734-2829
DOI	10.1177/0734282918794834
Schlagwörter	Anxiety; Questionnaires; Test Validity; Factor Analysis; Structural Equation Models; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Elementary School Students; Secondary School Students; Foreign Countries; Factor Structure; Institutional Characteristics; Elementary Schools; Secondary Schools; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Angst; Fragebogen; Testvalidität; Faktorenanalyse; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Sekundarschüler; Ausland; Faktorenstruktur; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Sekundarschule; Deutschland
Abstract	The present study with 2,273 students aimed to examine the factorial validity of the "Anxiety Questionnaire for Students" (AFS) by using the bifactor modeling framework, that is, contrasting a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) model to an exploratory structural equation model (ESEM) and two bifactor models (B-CFA and B-ESEM). In addition, measurement invariance and latent mean differences in the three facets of the AFS (test anxiety, manifest anxiety, dislike of school) across gender, age groups, and school types were explored. Results provided strong support for the multidimensionality of the AFS. The B-ESEM showed the best fit to the data as opposed to the other models. Also, measurement invariance across gender, age groups, and school types was fully supported. Girls and younger students generally reported higher levels of anxiety than boys and older students, while the latter stated more dislike of school than girls and younger students. Furthermore, elementary school students showed generally higher levels of anxiety than students of the other school types. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01