ERIC Number: EJ742540
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 24
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1644
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Multidimensional Self-Concept Structure for Preadolescents with Mild Intellectual Disabilities: A Hybrid Multigroup?MIMC Approach to Factorial Invariance and Latent Mean Differences
Marsh, Herbert W.; Tracey, Danielle K.; Craven, Rhonda G.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v66 n5 p795-818 2006
Confirmatory factor analysis of responses by 211 preadolescents (M age = 10.25 years,SD = 1.48) with mild intellectual disabilities (MIDs) to the individually administered Self Description Questionnaire I-Individual Administration (SDQI-IA) counters widely cited claims that these children cannot differentiate multiple self-concept factors. Results provide clear support for the a priority eight-factor solution, modest correlations between the factors (Mdn r = .38), substantial reliabilities (Mdn = .90), and invariance of the factor solution over gender, age, and educational placement (regular vs. special, segregated classes). Also introduced is a new hybrid compromise between multigroup and multiple-indicator-multiple-cause (MIMIC) approaches to latent mean differences. Consistent with a priori predictions, preadolescents with MIDs have lower self-concepts in segregated classes than in regular classes for three academic self-concept scales (reading, math, and general-school) and, to a lesser extent, peer relationships and global self-esteem, but not for the other three nonacademic components of self-concept (physical, appearance, and parent relationships). (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Multidimensional Scaling, Self Concept, Preadolescents, Mild Mental Retardation, Factor Analysis, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Special Classes, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Elementary School Students, Factor Structure, Structural Equation Models, Student Placement, Goodness of Fit
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Self Description Questionnaire
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