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
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2018
Publication Type: Article Artículo Article