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Bifactor Model

The bifactor measurement model specifies that every indicator loads simultaneously on a single general factor and on one of several specific (group) factors. Formally introduced by Holzinger and Swineford in 1937 and brought into mainstream psychometrics by Reise (2012), it is now the standard tool for evaluating whether a multidimensional scale can legitimately yield a single composite score.

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Bifactor Measurement Model
Taxonomic method record · latent-structure / psychometrics
  • Reise, S. P. (2012). The Rediscovery of Bifactor Measurement Models. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 47(5), 667–696. · DOI 10.1080/00273171.2012.715555
  • Rodriguez, A., Reise, S. P. & Haviland, M. G. (2016). Evaluating Bifactor Models: Calculating and Interpreting Statistical Indices. Psychological Methods, 21(2), 137–150. · DOI 10.1037/met0000045
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