Conceptualizing adverse childhood experiences as a latent factor
Tests of measurement invariance across five racial and ethnic groups
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21301396 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Todd M Jensen (0000-0002-6930-899X, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, corresponding author), Donte L Bernard (0000-0002-0511-6657, University of Missouri), Paul Lanier (0000-0003-4360-3269, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 95 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | e170-e185 |
| Publication date | 2024-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Child Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-3920 • E-ISSN: 1467-8624 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/cdev.14050 |
| PMID | 38037724 |
| OpenAlex | W4389245174 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 54 |
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are conventionally measured using a cumulative-risk index without consideration of distinct measurement properties across racial and ethnic groups. Drawing from the 2018–2020 National Survey of Children's Health (N = 93,759; 48% female; average age: 9.52 years), we assess the measurement invariance of a latent-factor ACE model across five groups: Hispanic children (14%) and non-Hispanic White (73%), Black (7%), Asian/Pacific Islander (5%), and American Indian/Alaskan Native (1%) children. Results support configural and full metric invariance across groups. However, several ACE item thresholds differed across groups. Findings highlight the potential utility of a latent factor approach and underscore the need to assess differences across racial and ethnic groups in terms of the optimal conceptualization and measurement of ACEs
Conceptualization · Confirmatory factor analysis · Developmental psychology · Ethnic group · Factor analysis · Measurement invariance · Metric (unit) · Pacific islanders · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Demography · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |