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Mean And Covariance Structures Analyses: An Examination Of The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale Among Adolescents And Adults

Leanne Whiteside-Mansell

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Robert Flynn Corwyn

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Evidence of equivalence of measures is necessary before comparisons can be made across groups. Comparability of a measure is a matter of degrees from weak to strong. Many examinations of factorial invariance examine the factor pattern coefficients but not the stronger requirement of equivalence of intercept terms. This study examined the cross-age comparability of the widely used Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) in a sample of adolescents and adults in families receiving Aid to Families With Dependent Children (AFDC). Multiple-group mean and covariance structures (MACS) analysis was used to demonstrate strong invariance of the measures and make comparisons across age groups. Similarities of means in the RSES were found across groups.

Key Words: self-esteem • cross-age • mean and covariance structures • confirmatory factor analysis • measurement invariance

Educational and Psychological Measurement, Vol. 63, No. 1, 163-173 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0013164402239323
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