Title
A four-stage factor analytic approach to studying behavioral domains
Abstract
Four stages in factor analyzing behavioral domains
are outlined using a measure of mental well-being
or self-actualization, the Personal Orientation
Inventory (POI), as an example. The stages are (1)
exploratory analysis to assess the number of factors
; (2) developing viable factor names that are
based on theoretical arguments and ensuring that
each factor consists of subscales that many researchers
agree appropriately load on the factor; (3)
assessing the goodness of fit using confirmatory factor
analysis; and (4) cross-validating the hypothesis
on new data sets. After such an analysis it is
claimed that the latent structure of the POI relates
to the factors Sensitivity to Self and to Others, Perception
of Reality, Acceptance of Present Self, and
Strongly Principled Yet Flexible When Confronting
Others.
Identifiers
other: doi:10.1177/014662168100500112
Previously Published Citation
Hattie, John. (1981). A four-stage factor analytic approach to studying behavioral domains. Applied Psychological Measurement, 5, 77-88. doi:10.1177/014662168100500112
Suggested Citation
Hattie, John.
(1981).
A four-stage factor analytic approach to studying behavioral domains.
Retrieved from the University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy,
https://hdl.handle.net/11299/100339.