From: Rasch analysis of the General Self-Efficacy Scale in a sample of persons with morbid obesity
Differential item functioning | Results | Results |
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(DIF): Are item difficulty calibrations stable in relation to the following demographic variables? (generalizability validity) | Original 10-item GSE | Reduced 7-item GSE (omits items with poor fit)a |
Age | Item 1: easier to agree with for people < 40 (p = .045) | • No DIF |
Gender | • No DIF | • No DIF |
Work | • Item 7: easier to agree for workers (p = .012) | • Item 7: easier to agree for workers (p = .003) |
Education | • Item 2: easier to agree for persons with higher education (p = .045) | • Item 8: easier to agree for higher education (p = .046) |
• Item 4: easier to agree for persons with lower education (p = .024) | ||
Relationship | • No DIF | • No DIF |