Инвариантность измерения базовых ценностей по методике Шварца среди русскоязычного населения четырех стран

Социология: методология, методы, математическое моделирование. 2013. № 37. С. 7–38.

Rudnev M.

Comparability of scores between culturally and socially different is always a problematic question. It is even more questionable when the scores of latent variables are compared. Latent variables are frequently measured with several indicators, and the structure of indicators may differ between groups, resulting in the scores of the latent variables that may turn to be very different in terms of configuration and scale. This problem was labeled measurement invariance (MI) and became a necessary part of the studies with latent constructs. The lack of MI between groups may lead to biased or wrong conclusions. MI is an issue especially in cross-cultural studies, in which cultural differences as well as translation of questionnaire may evolve differences in latent construct structures. The paper discusses different methods of assessing MI and uses multiple group confirmatory factor analysis to test MI of four Schwartz higher order values among four populations surveyed during 4 and 5th rounds of European Social Survey. Since our interest is the sources and the extent of MI, only samples surveyed in Russian language were selected. The results show only partial scalar invariance that allows for comparison of means across groups. However, full scalar invariance is not achieved due to the differences in translation to Russian between four countries.

Keywords: basic human values, confirmatory factor analysis, конфирматорный факторный анализ, базовые жизненные ценности, measurement invariance, инвариантность измерения

Publication based on the results of: ­­­Personal Activity in the System of Values: Cross-Country Comparisons (2013)