Investigation of the Statistical Anxiety Rating Scale Psychometric Properties with a Sample of Greek Students
Open Access
- 24 June 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Hipatia Press in International Journal of Educational Psychology
- Vol. 10 (2), 116-142
- https://doi.org/10.17583/ijep.2021.6032
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to adapt the Statistics Anxiety Rating Scale (STARS) for a Greek student population. The STARS was administered to 890 Tertiary Education students in two Greek universities. It was performed a cross-validation study to examine the factorial structure and the psychometric properties with a series of confirmatory factor analyses. Results revealed a correlated six first-order factor model which provided the best fit to the data compared to a six-factor model with one superordinate factor. All six factors of the Greek version of the STARS presented convergent and discriminant validity and were internally consistent. Implications and limitations are discussed.Keywords
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