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        Multiple Group IRT Measurement Invariance Analysis of the Forms of Self-Criticising/Attacking and Self-Reassuring Scale in Thirteen International Samples

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        Halamova, Julia
        Kanovsky, Martin
        Gilbert, Paul
        Troop, Nicholas
        Zuroff, David
        Petrocchi, Nicola
        Hermanto, Nicola
        Krieger, Tobias
        Kirby, James
        Asano, Kenichi
        Matos, Marcela
        Yu, F
        Sommers-Spijkerman, Marion
        Shahar, B
        Basran, Jaskaran
        Kupeli, Nuriye
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        2299/21420
        Abstract
        The purpose of this study was to examine the measurement invariance of the Forms of Self-Criticising/Attacking & Self-Reassuring Scale (FSCRS) in terms of Item Response Theory differential test functioning in thirteen distinct samples (N = 7714) from twelve different countries. We assessed differential test functioning for the three FSCRS subscales, Inadequate-Self, Hated-Self and Reassured-Self separately. 32 of the 78 pairwise comparisons between samples for Inadequate-Self, 42 of the 78 pairwise comparisons for Reassured-Self and 54 of the 78 pairwise comparisons for Hated-Self demonstrated no differential test functioning, i.e. measurement invariance. Hated-Self was the most invariant of the three subscales, suggesting that self-hatred is similarly perceived across different cultures. Nonetheless, all three subscales of FSCRS are sensitive to cross-cultural differences. Considering the possible cultural and linguistic differences in the expression of self-criticism and self-reassurance, future analyses of the meanings and connotations of these constructs across the world are necessary in order to develop or tailor a scale which allows cross-cultural comparisons of various treatment outcomes related to self-criticism.
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        2019-12-01
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        Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy
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        https://doi.org/10.1007/s10942-019-00319-1
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        http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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        http://hdl.handle.net/2299/21420
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