Psychometric perspectives on shyness across the lifespan: Measurement invariance and mean-level differences in ages 4?86

被引:9
作者
Brook, Christina A. [1 ]
Schmidt, Louis A. [1 ]
机构
[1] McMaster Univ, Hamilton, ON, Canada
关键词
OF-FIT INDEXES; EMERGING ADULTHOOD; CHILDHOOD; TRAJECTORIES; SOCIABILITY; STABILITY; PATTERNS; SEQUELAE; OUTCOMES; CONTEXT;
D O I
10.1080/10888691.2019.1679023
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
This study examined mean-levels of shyness from childhood to senescence. To improve validity in our shyness measure across age, we used two different but comparable shyness scales in adult and child/adolescent datasets that were created separately within a repeated cross-sectional design. In the adult analysis (N?=?1,294, ages = 17?86), measurement invariance (through multi-group confirmatory factor analysis and the alignment method) was established among age groups but not between the sexes; only comparisons across age were considered valid. Significant mean differences among adult groups indicated shyness followed an inverted U-shape pattern. In the child/adolescent sample (N?=?554, ages = 4?16), measurement invariance was found across sex but not age groups. Mean differences in adult shyness might have been tied to age-related social processes and measurement validity may have limited accurate assessment of shyness across child/adolescence. Issues associated with the validity of measuring shyness across the lifespan are discussed.
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