%0 Book
%A Patrick Brzoska
%D 2014
%C Berlin, Germany
%I Peter Lang Verlag
%@ 1863-768X
%@ 9783653037661
%T Psychometrically Relevant Differences between Source and Migrant Populations
%R 10.3726/978-3-653-03766-1
%U https://www.peterlang.com/document/1047923
%X Psychometrically relevant population differences may limit the transferability of research instruments between migrants and their source population and may contribute to a low performance of quantitative questionnaires. Based on a review of existing taxonomies, this book develops a comprehensive analytical framework of equivalence that can serve multiple purposes. It 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. The application of the framework is illustrated through the examination of equivalence of the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) between chronically ill Turks residing in Turkey and Turkish migrants residing in Germany.
%K Illness perceptions, Measurement invariance, Chronic illness, Chronische Krankheiten, Health services, Gesundheitsleistungen, Survey research
%G English