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Stereotype Threat and Group Differences in Test Performance: A Question of Measurement Invariance.

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Wicherts, Jelte M., Dolan, Conor V., Hessen, David J.·2005·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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Studies into the effects of stereotype threat (ST) on test performance have shed new light on race and sex differences in achievement and intelligence test scores. In this article, the authors relate ST theory to the psychometric concept of measurement invariance and show that ST effects may be viewed as a source of measurement bias. As such, ST effects are detectable by means of multi-group confirmatory factor analysis. This enables research into the generalizability of ST effects to real-life or high-stakes testing. The modeling approach is described in detail and applied to 3 experiments in which the amount of ST for minorities and women was manipulated. Results indicate that ST results in measurement bias of intelligence and mathematics tests.

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Authors
Wicherts, J. M., Dolan, C. V., & Hessen, D. J.
Affiliations
University of Amsterdam (NL)
Venue
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Published
2005-11
Volume
89
Issue
5
Pages
696-716
ISSN
  • 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1315
OpenAlex
W2143055923
Cited by
126
References
78
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.95
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
other-oa
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Topics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
Keywords
stereotype threat, measurement invariance, measurement bias, intelligence test scores, mathematics scores, racial differences, sex differences, minority groups, women, high-stakes testing, multi-group confirmatory factor analysis
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Anxiety, Aptitude Tests, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Humans, Intelligence Tests, Male, Mathematics, Minority Groups, Netherlands, Psychometrics, Stereotyping, Women, Models, Statistical, Bias, Multivariate Analysis

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