Beschreibung
The comprehensive analytical framework of equivalence developed in this study allows to examine psychometrically relevant population differences. It can assist in the re-adaptation of questionnaires and it is a valuable tool for cross-group comparative research.
Autorenportrait
Patrick Brzoska is a researcher at the Department of Epidemiology & International Public Health at the Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Public Health at Bielefeld University (Germany). His research interests comprise social epidemiology, migrant health, health services research and the development of epidemiological research methods.
Inhalt
Contents: Surveys and Questionnaires in Migrant Health Research – Research on Illness Perceptions – The Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire – An Analytical Framework of Questionnaire Equivalence – Hierarchical Assessment of Equivalence – Measurement Invariance.
