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Open AccessDoes strict invariance matter? Valid group mean comparisons with ordered-categorical items
Measurement invariance (MI) of a psychometric scale is a prerequisite for valid group comparisons of the measured construct. While the invariance of loadings and intercepts (i.e., scalar invariance) supports c...
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Open AccessEvaluating two small-sample corrections for fixed-effects standard errors and inferences in multilevel models with heteroscedastic, unbalanced, clustered data
Multilevel modeling (MLM) is commonly used in psychological research to model clustered data. However, data in applied research usually violate one of the essential assumptions of MLM—homogeneity of variance. ...
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A Two-Stage Approach to a Latent Variable Mixed-Effects Location-Scale Model
Understanding within- and between-subject variation in repeated measures is central to longitudinal behavioral investigations. Mixed-effects location-scale models include distinct variance models to permit stu...
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Open AccessParent Aggression Exposure and Negative Expectancies in Couple Conversation: Rejection Sensitivity as a Mediator
Exposure to aggression during childhood or adolescence has been linked to negative outcomes, including poor future romantic relationship functioning. As a step toward understanding such intergenerational influ...
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Open AccessThe Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Therapy Utilization Among Racially/Ethnically and Socio-Economically Diverse Autistic Children
Purpose: The purpose of current study was to evaluate change in hours of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy utilization for autistic children during the year prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first three m...
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Adjusting for partial invariance in latent parameter estimation: Comparing forward specification search and approximate invariance methods
Measurement invariance is the condition that an instrument measures a target construct in the same way across subgroups, settings, and time. In psychological measurement, usually only partial, but not full, in...
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Incidence of Probable Depression and Its Predictors Among Chinese Secondary School Students
This 12-month longitudinal study investigated the incidence of probable depression (i.e., changes in Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale [CES-D] scores from < 16 at the baseline to ≥ 16 at the ...
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Development of the Nonattachment Scale-Short Form (NAS-SF) Using Item Response Theory
Research on nonattachment has consistently shown that it is conducive to psychological well-being and interpersonal outcomes. However, there is a lack of rapid assessment that can provide valid and reliable me...
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Psychological Correlates of Disordered Gambling Tendencies Among Chinese High School and Undergraduate Students
Young people are vulnerable to disordered gambling in Chinese societies, such as Macao. This study aimed to assess the extent to which psychological factors (i.e., self-esteem, negative attitudes, subjective n...
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Trajectories of Happiness 5 Years Following Medical Discharge for Traumatic Disability: Differences Between Insider and Outsider Perspectives
We studied the predictive impact of proxy “outsider” reports, injury type, and functional independence on trajectories of happiness over the first 5 years following medical treatment for a traumatic spinal cor...
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Internet Gambling Among Community Adults and University Students in Macao
Despite the high availability of offline gambling in Macao, China, Internet gambling may remain attractive to many gamblers due to its anonymity and convenience. Given the scarcity of relevant research, this s...
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Validation of the Gambling Refusal Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Chinese Undergraduate Students
Although research on self-efficacy in the gambling literature took place more than 25 years ago, only in the recent decade did researchers attempt to develop valid and reliable measures of gambling-related sel...
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Chinese Attitudes, Norms, Behavioral Control and Gambling Involvement in Macao
This study tested the applicability of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) on gambling intention and involvement in a representative Chinese sample in Macao, recruited by a random residential number dialing m...
