The assessment of factorial invariance in need for cognition using Hispanic and Anglo samples

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-67

  Culhane, Scott E ^a,c   Morera, Osvaldo F ^a   Watson, P J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Factorial invariance; Need for cognition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAUCASIAN; COGNITION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33646430581     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JRLP.140.1.53-67     Document Type: Review

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