Measurement invariance of the Hopkins Symptoms Checklist: a novel multigroup alignment analytic approach to a large epidemiological sample across eight conflict-affected districts from a nation-wide survey in Sri Lanka

Measurement invariance of the Hopkins Symptoms Checklist: a novel multigroup alignment analytic approach to a large epidemiological sample across eight conflict-affected districts from a nation-wide survey in Sri Lanka

Abstract Background The alignment method, a novel psychometric approach, represents a more flexible procedure for establishing measurement invariance in geographically, ethnically, or linguistically diverse samples, especially in large epidemiological surveys. Although the Hopkins Symptoms Checklist...

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Main Authors: Alvin Kuowei Tay, Rohan Jayasuriya, Dinuk Jayasuriya, Derrick Silove
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Conflict and Health
Subjects:
Depressive Symptom
Measurement Invariance
Alignment Method
Bifactorial Model
Hopkins Symptom Checklist
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13031-017-0109-x

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