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  • Psychometrics
  • Psychological Measurement
  • Quantitative Psychology

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  • Multitrait-multimethod (MTMM) analysis is crucial for assessing the validity of psychological measures.
  • Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) is a standard tool for MTMM, but often restricts trait-method relationships to be linear.
  • Existing CFA-MTMM models frequently do not account for potential nonlinear (quadratic) trait-method associations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present novel approaches for examining quadratic trait-method relationships within CFA-MTMM frameworks.
  • To extend latent difference and latent means CFA-MTMM models to incorporate quadratic effects.
  • To provide tools for a more comprehensive validity assessment in psychological research.

Main Methods:

  • Development of extended latent difference and latent means confirmatory factor analysis-multitrait-multimethod models.
  • Application of these models to a multi-rater study of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children (N = 752).
  • Conducting a Monte Carlo simulation study to evaluate model performance across various data conditions.

Main Results:

  • The proposed extended CFA-MTMM models successfully accommodate quadratic trait-method relationships.
  • The application demonstrated the practical utility of the new methods in analyzing real-world psychological data.
  • Monte Carlo results indicate the models' applicability under diverse data scenarios.

Conclusions:

  • The developed CFA-MTMM approaches offer a more flexible and theoretically grounded method for assessing construct validity.
  • Researchers can now investigate nonlinear trait-method associations, leading to a richer understanding of measurement properties.
  • These methods enhance the analytical toolkit for psychometricians and researchers in the social sciences.