Assessing sense of school belonging across cultural contexts using the PSSM: measurement and functional invariance

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dc.contributor.authorAbubakar, Amina
dc.contributor.authorVan de Vijver, Fons J. R.
dc.contributor.authorAlonso-Arbiol, Itziar
dc.contributor.authorSuryani, Angela O.
dc.contributor.authorPandia, Weny Savitry
dc.contributor.authorHandani, Penny
dc.contributor.authorArasa, Josephine
dc.contributor.authorMazrui, Lubna M.
dc.contributor.authorMurugumi, Margaret
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-07T12:42:37Z
dc.date.available2018-02-07T12:42:37Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionDOI: 10.1177/0734282915607161en_US
dc.description.abstractDespite its popularity, the factorial structure of the Psychological Sense of School Membership (PSSM) Questionnaire remains controversial. The current study set out to clarify its structure across different cultural contexts. The study was carried out among 1,928 adolescents aged 11 to 20 years in the Netherlands, Kenya, Indonesia, and Spain. Item-based measurement models with a single factor did not show a good fit. A bifactor method (defining a method factor for negatively worded items) did not show a good fit either. However, when items were combined per target to be rated (school, student, teacher, other people, and self), measurement invariance of a one-factorial model was found. Internal consistencies observed across the cultural groups studied were high. In addition, an evaluation of functional equivalence indicated that the relationship between PSSM and life satisfaction was invariant across countries. Implications for assessment and future directions are discussed. Keywords: PSSM, Measurement Invariance, Functional Invarianceen_US
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Psychoeducational Assessment 2016, Vol. 34(4) 380– 388, sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav, DOI: 10.1177/0734282915607161en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/18190
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSAGE Publicationsen_US
dc.subjectPSSMen_US
dc.subjectMeasurement Invarianceen_US
dc.subjectFunctional Invarianceen_US
dc.titleAssessing sense of school belonging across cultural contexts using the PSSM: measurement and functional invarianceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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