Test–retest reliability and predictive validity of the Implicit Association Test in children
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9787719 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James R Rae (University of Washington, corresponding author), Kristina R Olson (0000-0002-1111-544X, University of Washington) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 308-330 |
| Publication date | 2018-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Developmental Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-1649 • E-ISSN: 1939-0599 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/dev0000437 |
| PMID | 29251966 |
| OpenAlex | W2777939718 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 35 |
The Implicit Association Test (IAT) is increasingly used in developmental research despite minimal evidence of whether children's IAT scores are reliable across time or predictive of behavior. When test-retest reliability and predictive validity have been assessed, the results have been mixed, and because these studies have differed on many factors simultaneously (lag-time between testing administrations, domain, etc.), it is difficult to discern what factors may explain variability in existing test-retest reliability and predictive validity estimates. Across five studies (total N = 519; ages 6- to 11-years-old), we manipulated two factors that have varied in previous developmental research-lag-time and domain. An internal meta-analysis of these studies revealed that, across three different methods of analyzing the data, mean test-retest (rs of .48, .38, and .34) and predictive validity (rs of .46, .20, and .10) effect sizes were significantly greater than zero. While lag-time did not moderate the magnitude of test-retest coefficients, whether we observed domain differences in test-retest reliability and predictive validity estimates was contingent on other factors, such as how we scored the IAT or whether we included estimates from a unique sample (i.e., a sample containing gender typical and gender diverse children). Recommendations are made for developmental researchers that utilize the IAT in their research. (PsycINFO Database Record
Association (psychology · Concurrent validity · Developmental psychology · Incremental validity · Internal consistency · MEDLINE · Predictive validity · Psychometrics · PsycINFO · Reliability (semiconductor · Test (biology · Test validity · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Early Childhood Education and Development · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
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| Citations per year | 2,25 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |