Validating a Measure Across Groups: The Use of MIMIC Models in Scale Development

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 53-67

  Rubio, Doris McGartland ^a   Berg Weger, Maria ^a   Tebb, Susan S ^a   Rauch, Shannon M ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Factorial validity; Measurement invariance; MIMIC modeling; Multi group modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242391762     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J079v29n03_03     Document Type: Article

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