Author, as appears in the article.: Lorenzo-Seva, U.; Ferrando, P.J.

Department: Psicologia

URV's Author/s: LORENZO SEVA, URBANO; FERRANDO PIERA, PERE JOAN

Abstract: This article proposes a procedure for fitting a pure exploratory bifactor solution in which the general factor is orthogonal to the group factors, but the loadings on the group factors can satisfy any orthogonal or oblique rotation criterion. The proposal combines orthogonal Procrustes rotations with analytical rotations and consists of a sequence of four steps. The basic input is a semispecified target matrix that can be (a) defined by the user, (b) obtained by using Schmid-Leiman orthogonalization, or (c) automatically built from a conventional unrestricted solution based on a prescribed number of factors. The relevance of the proposal and its advantages over existing procedures is discussed and assessed via simulation. Its feasibility in practice is illustrated with two empirical examples in the personality domain.

Research group: Escalament de Variables Psicològiques i Desenvolupament de Qüestionaris

Thematic Areas: Psicologia Psicología Psychology

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

ISSN: 0027-3171

Author identifier: 0000-0001-5369-3099; 0000-0002-3133-5466

Record's date: 2018-06-28

Journal volume: 53

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion

Link to the original source: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00273171.2018.1484339

Article's DOI: 10.1080/00273171.2018.1484339

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2018

Publication Type: Article Artículo Article