%0 Journal Article %1 zora63109 %A Davidov, Eldad %A Dülmer, Hermann %A Schlüter, Elmar %A Schmidt, Peter %A Meuleman, Bart %D 2012 %I Sage Publications %J Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology %K (CFA) (SEM); ? European Social Survey; analysis and and?or comparisons configural, confirmatory countries equation factor invariance; metric, modeling multilevel over scalar structural time %N 4 %P 558--575 %T Using a multilevel structural equation modeling approach to explain cross-cultural measurement noninvariance %U http://www.zora.uzh.ch/63109/1/Davidov_Duelmer_Schlueter_Schmidt_Meuleman_JCCP.pdf %V 43 %X Testing for invariance of measurements across groups (such as countries or time points) is essential before meaningful comparisons may be conducted. However, when tested, invariance is often absent. As a result, comparisons across groups are potentially problematic and may be biased. In the current study, we propose utilizing a multilevel structural equation modeling (SEM) approach to provide a framework to explain item bias. We show how variation in a contextual variable may explain noninvariance. For the illustration of the method, we use data from the second round of the European Social Survey (ESS).

@article{zora63109, abstract = {Testing for invariance of measurements across groups (such as countries or time points) is essential before meaningful comparisons may be conducted. However, when tested, invariance is often absent. As a result, comparisons across groups are potentially problematic and may be biased. In the current study, we propose utilizing a multilevel structural equation modeling (SEM) approach to provide a framework to explain item bias. We show how variation in a contextual variable may explain noninvariance. For the illustration of the method, we use data from the second round of the European Social Survey (ESS). }, added-at = {2013-12-29T19:28:37.000+0100}, author = {Davidov, Eldad and D{\"u}lmer, Hermann and Schl{\"u}ter, Elmar and Schmidt, Peter and Meuleman, Bart}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2a84afe4b1e98617d1e2ae9080163e437/stef1313}, interhash = {ac5ae7013fc5c19ad60e382225fd9983}, intrahash = {a84afe4b1e98617d1e2ae9080163e437}, journal = {Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology}, keywords = {(CFA) (SEM); ? European Social Survey; analysis and and?or comparisons configural, confirmatory countries equation factor invariance; metric, modeling multilevel over scalar structural time}, note = {Copyright: Sage Publications}, number = 4, pages = {558--575}, publisher = {Sage Publications}, timestamp = {2013-12-29T19:34:26.000+0100}, title = {Using a multilevel structural equation modeling approach to explain cross-cultural measurement noninvariance}, url = {http://www.zora.uzh.ch/63109/1/Davidov_Duelmer_Schlueter_Schmidt_Meuleman_JCCP.pdf}, volume = 43, year = 2012 }