Exploring the meaning of motivation across cultures: IRT analyses of the goal instability scale

被引：5

作者：

Casillas, Alex

Schulz, E. Matthew

Robbins, Steven B. ^{[1
]}

Santos, Paulo Jorge

Lee, Richard M.

机构：

[1] ACT Inc, Iowa City, IA 52243 USA

[2] Univ Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA

[3] Univ Porto, P-4100 Oporto, Portugal

[4] Univ Minnesota, St Paul, MN USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF CAREER ASSESSMENT | 2006年 / 14卷 / 04期

关键词：

cross-cultural assessment; goal instability scale; item response theory; motivation; test adaptation;

D O I：

10.1177/1069072705283764

中图分类号：

B849 [应用心理学];

学科分类号：

040203 ;

摘要：

The present study uses item response theory (IRT) to establish comparability between the English and Portuguese versions of the Goal Instability Scale (GIS), a measure of generalized motivation. A total of 2,848 American and 679 Portuguese high school students were administered their respective language versions of the GIS. Results showed only minor differences in item performance between language versions, suggesting equivalent measurement of the underlying motivational construct. Implications regarding the interpretation of IRT analyses for intervention purposes, as well as future research, are discussed.

引用

页码：472 / 489

页数：18