TY - JOUR
T1 - Parent-reported BIS/BAS-scales for children
T2 - Factor structure and measurement invariance across age and gender
AU - De Caluwé, E.A.L.
AU - Vervoort, Leentje
AU - Vandeweghe, Laura
AU - De Decker, Annelies
AU - Wante, Laura
AU - Van Beveren, Marie-Lotte
AU - Goossens, Lien
AU - Verbeken, Sandra
AU - Sioen, Isabelle
AU - Michels, Nathalie
AU - Braet, Caroline
N1 - Elien De Caluwé and Leentje Vervoort share first authorship.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - The present study examined the factor structure and measurement invariance of the Behavioral Inhibition System/Behavioral Approach System (BIS/BAS) scales parent-report in children and adolescents (N = 1,444, 58% girls) across age (Group 1, 2-5 years; Group 2, 6-9 years; Group 3, 10-13 years; Group 4, 14-18 years old) and gender. The results consistently underscored a four-factor structure, resembling the original factor structure, with one BIS-factor and three BAS-factors. Multigroup confirmatory factor analysis showed full measurement invariance across gender as well as across Group 1 and 2, and Group 2 and 3. Strong measurement invariance was found across Group 3 and 4, Group 1 and 3, and Group 2 and 4. Configural and metric invariance was found across Group 1 and 4. Hence, mean-level BIS/BAS scores can be compared across gender and age although comparison between preschool children (Group 1) and late secondary school children (Group 4) should be done with caution.
AB - The present study examined the factor structure and measurement invariance of the Behavioral Inhibition System/Behavioral Approach System (BIS/BAS) scales parent-report in children and adolescents (N = 1,444, 58% girls) across age (Group 1, 2-5 years; Group 2, 6-9 years; Group 3, 10-13 years; Group 4, 14-18 years old) and gender. The results consistently underscored a four-factor structure, resembling the original factor structure, with one BIS-factor and three BAS-factors. Multigroup confirmatory factor analysis showed full measurement invariance across gender as well as across Group 1 and 2, and Group 2 and 3. Strong measurement invariance was found across Group 3 and 4, Group 1 and 3, and Group 2 and 4. Configural and metric invariance was found across Group 1 and 4. Hence, mean-level BIS/BAS scores can be compared across gender and age although comparison between preschool children (Group 1) and late secondary school children (Group 4) should be done with caution.
KW - ACTIVATION SCALES
KW - ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY
KW - BAS scales parent-report
KW - BEHAVIORAL-INHIBITION SYSTEM
KW - BIS
KW - CARVER
KW - OF-FIT INDEXES
KW - PERSONALITY
KW - PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES
KW - REINFORCEMENT SENSITIVITY THEORY
KW - REWARD SENSITIVITY
KW - RISK-TAKING
KW - children and adolescents
KW - exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis
KW - factor structure
KW - measurement invariance
U2 - 10.1177/1073191117739017
DO - 10.1177/1073191117739017
M3 - Article
SN - 1073-1911
VL - 26
SP - 1282
EP - 1295
JO - Assessment
JF - Assessment
IS - 7
ER -