Second-Order Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Reactions to Tests Scale with Cross-Validation
- 1 July 1992
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Multivariate Behavioral Research
- Vol. 27 (3), 459-487
- https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327906mbr2703_8
Abstract
The factor structure of the RTT was evaluated by testing a series of confirmatory factor models including a second-order structure. The results indicated that a reduced 20-item RTT scale fit the data better than the 40-item original RTT and that a second-order structure explained the data very well. The models were cross-validated using several strategies. The reduced RTT was found not to cross-validate in terms of overall fit. However, when the parameter estimates were tested across samples, all parameters were found to be invariant except the item residuals. Because the cross-validation results were not conclusive, the need for additional theoretical and empirical research on the cross-validation of covariance models was discussed.Keywords
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