The importance of modeling method effects: resolving the (uni)dimensionality of the loneliness questionnaire

Journal of Personality Assessment
Chad EbesutaniJohn Young

Abstract

This study sought to resolve the dimensionality of the Loneliness Questionnaire (LQ; Asher, Hymel, & Renshaw, 1984) by applying recommended confirmatory factor analytic procedures that control for method effects (Brown, 2003). This study was needed given that inconsistent findings have been reported recently regarding the structure of this instrument (Bagner, Storch, & Roberti, 2004) and all models to date have not accounted for method effects due to the non-reversed-worded and reversed-worded items of this instrument. Using a large sample of youth in Grades 2 through 12 (N = 11,725), we compared the previously reported 1- and 2-factor models with a newly posited 1-factor model that incorporated correlated error terms to account for method effects. We found that the 1-factor model that included correlated error terms fit the data best, and that this factor structure evidenced measurement invariance across boys and girls in childhood, but not in adolescence. The meaning of the LQ indicators was also consistent for boys across development, but evidenced differences for girls in childhood versus adolescence. More generally, it was demonstrated that modeling method effects is vital to accurately understanding the dimensionality of ...Continue Reading

References

Mar 1, 1990·Psychological Bulletin·P M Bentler
Mar 1, 1988·Journal of Clinical Psychology·R G KnightH P Godfrey
Sep 1, 1986·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology·M H Davis, S L Franzoi
Sep 1, 1980·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology·D RussellC E Cutrona
Apr 1, 1996·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology·H W Marsh
Feb 29, 2000·Journal of Clinical Child Psychology·B HozaS Beery
Jan 5, 2002·Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry·P MurisM Gobel
Feb 28, 2002·Behaviour Research and Therapy·David M FrescoCynthia L Turk
Apr 5, 2002·Psychology and Aging·Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, Cheryl Ahrens
Jun 12, 2002·Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology : the Official Journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53·Luc Goossens, Wim Beyers
Oct 12, 2002·Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior·Mary CarusoCraig H Kennedy
Aug 30, 2003·Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis·M G QuagliaE Bossù
Aug 30, 2003·Journal of Personality Assessment·Steven P Reise, James M Henson
Nov 5, 2003·Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders·Nirit BaumingerGalit Agam
Oct 16, 2004·Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines·Xinyin ChenAmanda Desouza
Sep 27, 2005·Psychological Science·Louise C HawkleyJohn T Cacioppo
Jan 27, 2006·Journal of Personality Assessment·James P StansburyCraig A Velozo
Apr 8, 2006·Journal of Pediatric Psychology·Eric A StorchJanet H Silverstein
Jun 23, 2006·Twin Research and Human Genetics : the Official Journal of the International Society for Twin Studies·Bengt MuthénIrene Rebollo
Sep 6, 2006·Clinical Psychology Review·Liesl M Heinrich, Eleonora Gullone
Oct 5, 2007·Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines·Robert J CoplanKimberley A Arbeau
Feb 12, 2008·Quality of Life Research : an International Journal of Quality of Life Aspects of Treatment, Care and Rehabilitation·Julio Cabrero-García, José Antonio López-Pina
Nov 20, 2009·Work : a Journal of Prevention, Assessment, and Rehabilitation·Ingrid WännströmJ Petter Gustavsson
Jan 9, 2010·Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders·Fred FrankelElizabeth Laugeson
Dec 1, 1982·Journal of Youth and Adolescence·A W Avery

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Nov 5, 2014·Quality of Life Research : an International Journal of Quality of Life Aspects of Treatment, Care and Rehabilitation·Nina DengJohn E Ware
Jun 20, 2016·Quality of Life Research : an International Journal of Quality of Life Aspects of Treatment, Care and Rehabilitation·Kia-Chong ChuaSube Banerjee
Jan 16, 2014·Journal of Interpersonal Violence·Regan W StewartJohn Young
Sep 12, 2015·Assessment·Marlies MaesLuc Goossens
Dec 21, 2014·Journal of Attention Disorders·Paweł GrygielPiotr Świtaj
Aug 14, 2015·Journal of Interpersonal Violence·Regan W StewartJohn Young
Jan 20, 2018·Journal of Youth and Adolescence·Kristina L McDonald, Steven R Asher

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Software Mentioned

M plus

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.