Factorial Validity of the Supports Intensity Scale (SIS)

Autor/inn/en	Kuppens, Sofie; Bossaert, Goele; Buntinx, Wil; Molleman, Catherin; Van den Abbeele, Ann; Maes, Bea
Titel	Factorial Validity of the Supports Intensity Scale (SIS)
Quelle	In: American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 115 (2010) 4, S.327-339 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1944-7515
DOI	10.1352/1944-7558-115.4.327
Schlagwörter	Mental Retardation; Validity; Factor Structure; Measures (Individuals); Factor Analysis; Severity (of Disability); Measurement Techniques; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Disabilities + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geistige Behinderung; Gültigkeit; Faktorenstruktur; Messdaten; Faktorenanalyse; Schweregrad; Messtechnik; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Handicap; Behinderung
Abstract	The Supports Intensity Scale (SIS) was developed to provide information on the support needs of persons with intellectual disability. Our aim here was to evaluate the factorial validity of the SIS in a sample of 14,862 persons with intellectual disability. The structure of the instrument as promulgated by the developers was tested and its stability evaluated across gender, age, disability complexity, and disability severity groups. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the originally proposed subscale structure. The six-factor structure yielded strict factorial invariance across gender, age, and disability complexity, whereas invariance of factor configuration was merely established across disability severity groups. Possible explanations and implications of these findings are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10