Testing the invariance of adolescent survey-based smoking-related behaviors across ethnic groups and gender

Dados Bibliográficos

ID7844232
AutoresDarius B Dawson (0000-0002-2756-3706, San Diego State University), Francisco L Sotelo (San Diego State University, Imperial Valley Campus), Scott C Roesch (0000-0001-6574-1916, San Diego State University), Elizabeth A Klonoff (0000-0003-2419-9889, San Diego State University, Imperial Valley Campus)
Ano2014
Volume19
Fascículo12
Páginas1576-1585
Data de publicação2014-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
EditoraSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1359105313495907
PMID23988682
OpenAlexW2025730814
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas25

The present study examined the factor structure of 3 smoking-related items administered as part of the California Health Interview Survey. Factorial invariance was examined across Asian Americans ( N = 377), Caucasians ( N = 1739), African Americans ( N = 115), and Latin Americans ( N = 814), and across young men ( N = 1612) and women ( N = 1767). Factorial invariance analyses revealed all minority ethnic groups to be significantly different ( p

Confirmatory factor analysis · Developmental psychology · Ethnic group · Measurement invariance · Political science · Structural equation modeling · Mathematics · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Clinical Psychology · Social Psychology