A Structural Equation Model for the School Reinforcement Survey Schedule: Italian and American Early Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Holmes, George R.; Galeazzi, Aldo; Franceschina, Emilio; McNulty, George F.; Forand, Angela Q.; Stader, Sandra R.; Myers, deRosset, Jr.; Wright, Harry H.
Titel	A Structural Equation Model for the School Reinforcement Survey Schedule: Italian and American Early Adolescents
Quelle	In: Journal of Behavioral Education, 13 (2004) 2, S.117-133 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1053-0819
DOI	10.1023/B:JOBE.0000023659.05536.03
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Factor Analysis; Structural Equation Models; School Surveys; Early Adolescents; Middle School Students; Social Reinforcement; Cross Cultural Studies; Gender Differences; Sex Differences; Italy; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Faktorenanalyse; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Geschlechterkonflikt; Sex difference; Geschlechtsunterschied; Italien; USA
Abstract	The School Reinforcement Survey Schedule (SRSS) was administered to 2,828 boys and girls in middle schools in the United States and an Italian translation was administered to 342 boys and girls in middle schools in Northern Italy. An exploratory factor analysis using half the American data set was performed using maximum likelihood estimation with a promax rotation. This analysis produced a structural equation model with six interpretable latent variables. This analysis was confirmed by results demonstrating a good fit with the other half of the American sample and separately with the Italian sample. Scores for the six latent variables were constructed and information about the distribution of scores was obtained. Multiple comparisons of the means were performed by gender, within each national sample, for each of the six latent variables. American and Italian girls report obtaining greater enjoyment from a wider variety of school activities compared to American and Italian boys. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10