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MEASUREMENT INVARIANCE ACROSS CULTURES:
A COMPARISON BETWEEN CHINESE ADOLESCENTS
IN CHINA AND IN U.S
by
Yu-Ling Chen
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOURTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF SCIENCE
(BIOSTATISTICS)
May 2007
Copyright 2007 Yu-Ling Chen
Object Description
| Title | Measurement invariance across cultures: a comparison between Chinese adolescents in China and in U.S. |
| Author | Chen, Yu-Ling |
| Author email | yulingc@usc.edu |
| Degree | Master of Science |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Biostatistics |
| School | Keck School of Medicine |
| Date defended/completed | 2007-04-02 |
| Date submitted | 2007 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2007-05-03 |
| Advisor (committee chair) |
Chou, Chih-Ping Azen, Stanley |
| Advisor (committee member) | Xie, Bin |
| Abstract | The datasets were obtained from Wave3 of both Southern California Smoking Prevention Trial (SCSPT) and Wuhan Smoking Prevention Trial (WSPT). For the purpose of this study, only Chinese or Chinese-Americans were selected from the SCSPT. The 3rd year follow-up surveys which contained substantial overlapped items were used to investigate measurement invariance. The factor-scores between two study groups were compared by Student t-test. The confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) models were developed for each study groups. Multiple-group CFA procedures were used to test measurement invariance. -- Result from multiple-group CFA indicated that the major of items associated with "opinion", "depression", "respecto", and "familism" factors are not invariant between two cultures. Items in "simpatia", "machismo", and "hostility" factors demonstrated evidence of factor invariance between two cultures. -- In summary, two items in simpatia, three items in machismo, and four items in hostility factors indicated the evidence of factors validity and invariance between two different cultures. |
| Keyword | measurement invariance across cultures; Chinese adolescents in China and in U.S. |
| Geographic subject (country) | China; USA |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m479 |
| Rights | Chen, Yu-Ling |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Chen-20070503 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume40/etd-Chen-20070503.pdf |
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| Full text | MEASUREMENT INVARIANCE ACROSS CULTURES: A COMPARISON BETWEEN CHINESE ADOLESCENTS IN CHINA AND IN U.S by Yu-Ling Chen A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOURTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF SCIENCE (BIOSTATISTICS) May 2007 Copyright 2007 Yu-Ling Chen |
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