EXAMINING CONSTRUCT VALIDITY AND MEASUREMENT INVARIANCE OF MOOD ACROSS GENDER AND GRADE

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The purpose of this study was to (a) test the construct validity of the visual analogue scale (VAS) for junior high school and (b) examine the measurement invariance of VAS across gender and grade. This survey study focused on construct validity and multi-group confirmatory factor analysis (MGCFA) across genders and grades using data from 1,463 students in Grade7, 8 and 9. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was supported as model which consisted of both genders and include Grades 7 to 9. MGCFA, measurement invariance was non-invariance for both genders and all grades.