The Development and Validation of a New Measure of Adolescent Purpose

Autor/inn/en	Summers, Jessica J.; Falco, Lia D.
Titel	The Development and Validation of a New Measure of Adolescent Purpose
Quelle	In: Journal of Experimental Education, 88 (2020) 1, S.47-71 (33 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0973
DOI	10.1080/00220973.2019.1575178
Schlagwörter	Test Construction; Intention; Prosocial Behavior; Goal Orientation; Aspiration; Citizen Participation; Qualitative Research; Youth; High School Students; Late Adolescents; Achievement Need; Student Motivation; Test Validity; Test Reliability + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Testaufbau; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Streben; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Qualitative Forschung; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Halbstarker; Schulische Motivation; Testvalidität; Testreliabilität
Abstract	This goal of this study was to develop a quantitative measure that captures the dimensions of youth purpose (intention, engagement, and prosocial reasoning; Damon, Menon, and Bronk, 2003), focusing on students' life goals and aspirations. We tested the construct validity of our new measure using bifactor exploratory structural equation modeling (B ESEM), assuming that the construct of youth purpose may be best measured as a G factor that allows items to freely cross-load in the model (Morin, Arens, & Marsh, 2016). The G factor model was better fitting than a traditional confirmatory factor analysis or ESEM. Additionally the G factor was correlated with aspects of students' civic engagement and mastery components of academic achievement motivation. Suggestions for future research are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01