외로움−이차공통요인 척도의 성별집단 간, 연령집단 간 측정불변성
Gender and Age Invariance of the Loneliness-Second Order Factor Scale
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본 연구는 외로움−이차공통요인 척도(L−SOCF 척도)의 타당화 자료를 이용하여 그 척도의 성별집단 간 측정불변성과 연령집단 간 측정불변성을 검증한 것이다. 다집단−확인적 요인분석을 이용한 검증에서 L−SOCF 척도는 성별집단 간에 구성불변성, 단위불변성, 그리고 영점불변성을 가지는 것이 확인되었다. 또한 18세부터 75세까지의 연령을 청년집단, 중년집단, 노년집단으로 나누어 L−SOCF 척도의 연령집단 간 측정불변성을 검증한 결과, 구성불변성, 단위불변성, 영점불변성이 모두 확인되었다. 논의에서는 연속변인인 연령을 범주화한 후 연령불변성을 검증한 이유가 설명되었다. 본 연구를 통하여 L−SOCF 척도의 총점 및 요인점수의 의미가 성별과 연령대에 걸쳐 일관되게 해석될 수 있음이 확인되었다.
Abstract
In this study, gender and age invariance of the Loneliness-Second Order Common Factor Scale(L−SOCF Scale) was examined by analyzing the scale's validation data from a sample of 620 participants, comprising both males and females, aged between 18 and 75 years. The Multiple Groups Confirmatory Factor Analysis(MG−CFA) demonstrated that the L−SOCF Scale exhibits configural, metric, and scalar invariance across gender. The MG−CFA, conducted with three age groups(Youth, Middle-aged, Senior), likewise revealed that the L−SOCF Scale maintains configural, metric, and scalar invariance across these age categories. The discussion section elucidated the rationale for assessing age invariance through the categorization of age, which was measured originally as a continuous variable. This study affirmed that the interpretations of both the overall score and the individual factor scores of the L−SOCF Scale remain consistent across genders and various age groups.
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