Factor structure and measurement invariance of a neuropsychological test battery designed for assessment of cognitive functioning in older Mexican Americans

Brandon E. Gavett; Katie Stypulkowski; Leigh Johnson; James Hall; Sid E. O'Bryant

doi:10.1016/j.dadm.2018.08.003

Factor structure and measurement invariance of a neuropsychological test battery designed for assessment of cognitive functioning in older Mexican Americans

Brandon E. Gavett, Katie Stypulkowski, Leigh Johnson, James Hall, Sid E. O'Bryant

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Introduction: The present study sought to investigate the measurement invariance of commonly used neuropsychological tests in an ethnically (Hispanic vs. non-Hispanic) and linguistically (Spanish vs. English) diverse sample. Methods: Participants were 736 middle-aged and older adults (M_Age = 62.1, SD = 9.1) assessed at baseline. Measurement invariance testing was performed using multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis. Results: A five-factor model (memory, attention/executive functioning/processing speed, language, visuospatial, and motor) fit the data well (CFI = 0.979, RMSEA = 0.047) and the composite reliability of the factors ranged from.76 (visuospatial) to.97 (motor). The five-factor model was found to possess strict measurement invariance for ethnicity and language without a decrement in fit compared to a strong (scalar) invariance model (ΔCFI =.000, ΔRMSEA =.002). Discussion: These results indicate that a five-factor model is suitable for estimating cognitive functioning in Mexican Americans and non-Hispanic whites without bias by ethnicity or language.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	536-544
Number of pages	9
Journal	Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring
Volume	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadm.2018.08.003
State	Published - 2018

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Aging
Bias
Cognition
Cross-cultural comparison

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