Equidistant Response Options on Likert-Type Instruments: Testing the Interval Scaling Assumption Using Mplus

Autor/inn/en	Sideridis, Georgios; Tsaousis, Ioannis; Ghamdi, Hanan
Titel	Equidistant Response Options on Likert-Type Instruments: Testing the Interval Scaling Assumption Using Mplus
Quelle	In: Educational and Psychological Measurement, 83 (2023) 5, S.885-906 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Sideridis, Georgios)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1644
DOI	10.1177/00131644221130482
Schlagwörter	Intervals; Scaling; Computer Software; Likert Scales; Measurement Techniques; Construct Validity; Surveys + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Scale construction; Skalenkonstruktion; Likert-Skala; Messtechnik; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung
Abstract	The purpose of the present study was to provide the means to evaluate the "interval-scaling" assumption that governs the use of parametric statistics and continuous data estimators in self-report instruments that utilize Likert-type scaling. Using simulated and real data, the methodology to test for this important assumption is evaluated using the popular software Mplus 8.8. Evidence on meeting the assumption is provided using the Wald test and the equidistant index. It is suggested that routine evaluations of self-report instruments engage the present methodology so that the most appropriate estimator will be implemented when testing the construct validity of self-report instruments. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01