TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Measuring adolescent violent behavior across groups: assessing measurement invariance of the Violent Behavior Checklist-Modified
JO  - Journal of interpersonal violence
A1  - Cotter, Katie L.
A1  - Evans, Caroline B. R.
A1  - Smokowski, Paul R.
SP  - 1087
EP  - 1102
VL  - 32
IS  - 7
N2  - Measures of violent behavior are often assumed to function identically across different groups (e.g., gender, race/ethnicity). However, failure to verify measurement invariance can lead to biased cross-group comparisons. The current study examines the measurement invariance of the Violent Behavior Checklist-Modified across genders and race/ethnicities. Using multiple group confirmatory factor analysis, configural and metric invariance are assessed in a sample of racially/ethnically diverse middle and high school students (N = 4,128) in two rural counties. <br><br>RESULTS indicate that the Violent Behavior Checklist-Modified has partial measurement invariance across genders and race/ethnicities. Specifically, four out of six items were non-invariant across genders, while one out of six items was non-invariant across race/ethnicities. <br><br>FINDINGS suggest that the latent factor of violence may be qualitatively different across males and females. Implications are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0886-2605
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260515587665
ID  - ref1
ER  -