Parent-reported BIS/BAS-scales for children: Factor structure and measurement invariance across age and gender
De Caluwé,E.A.L. Vervoort,Leentje Vandeweghe,Laura De Decker,Annelies Wante,Laura Van Beveren,Marie-Lotte Goossens,Lien Verbeken,Sandra Sioen,Isabelle Michels,Nathalie
De Caluwé,E.A.L.
Vervoort,Leentje
Vandeweghe,Laura
De Decker,Annelies
Wante,Laura
Van Beveren,Marie-Lotte
Goossens,Lien
Verbeken,Sandra
Sioen,Isabelle
Michels,Nathalie
Abstract
The present study examined the factor structure and measurement invariance of the Behavioral Inhibition System/Behavioral Approach System (BIS/BAS) scales parent-report in children and adolescents (N = 1,444, 58% girls) across age (Group 1, 2-5 years; Group 2, 6-9 years; Group 3, 10-13 years; Group 4, 14-18 years old) and gender. The results consistently underscored a four-factor structure, resembling the original factor structure, with one BIS-factor and three BAS-factors. Multigroup confirmatory factor analysis showed full measurement invariance across gender as well as across Group 1 and 2, and Group 2 and 3. Strong measurement invariance was found across Group 3 and 4, Group 1 and 3, and Group 2 and 4. Configural and metric invariance was found across Group 1 and 4. Hence, mean-level BIS/BAS scores can be compared across gender and age although comparison between preschool children (Group 1) and late secondary school children (Group 4) should be done with caution.
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Elien De Caluwé and Leentje Vervoort share first authorship.
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2019
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ACTIVATION SCALES, ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY, BAS scales parent-report, BEHAVIORAL-INHIBITION SYSTEM, BIS, CARVER, OF-FIT INDEXES, PERSONALITY, PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES, REINFORCEMENT SENSITIVITY THEORY, REWARD SENSITIVITY, RISK-TAKING, children and adolescents, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, factor structure, measurement invariance
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De Caluwé, E A L, Vervoort, L, Vandeweghe, L, De Decker, A, Wante, L, Van Beveren, M-L, Goossens, L, Verbeken, S, Sioen, I, Michels, N & Braet, C 2019, 'Parent-reported BIS/BAS-scales for children : Factor structure and measurement invariance across age and gender', Assessment, vol. 26, no. 7, pp. 1282-1295. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191117739017