Measurement invariance of intuitive cancer risk perceptions across diverse populations: The Cognitive Causation and Negative Affect in Risk scales. (August 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Baser, Raymond E; Li, Yuelin; Brennessel, Debra; Kemeny, M Margaret; Hay, Jennifer L
• Is Part Of: Journal of health psychology. Volume 24:Number 9(2019)
• Page Start: 1221
• Page End: 1232
• Publication Date: 2019-08
• Subjects: cancer risk perceptions -- confirmatory factor analysis -- construct validation -- diversity -- measurement -- measurement invariance -- risk; Clinical health psychology -- Periodicals; 613.019
• DOI: 10.1177/1359105317693910
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-1053

Abstract

Intuitive cancer risk perceptions may inform strategies to motivate cancer prevention behaviors. This study evaluated factor structure and measurement invariance of two new measures of intuitive cancer risk, the Cognitive Causation and Negative Affect in Risk scales. Single- and multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis models were fit to responses from three diverse samples. The confirmatory factor analysis models fit the data well, with all comparative fit indices (CFI) ≥ 0.94. Items flagged by chi-square difference tests as potentially non-invariant were largely invariant between samples according to practical fit indices (e.g. ΔCFI). These novel scales may be particularly relevant in diverse, underserved populations.