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31st APS Annual Convention

Confirmatory Factor Analysis Models of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Critique and Some Better Practice Suggestions

Sunday, May 26, 2019 · Washington, DC

Oral · Methodology

Many CFA studies of PTSD have relied on poor modeling practices. This symposium aims to give a sense of the extent of this problem, identify the poor modeling practices that have plagued these models, and propose better practices that researchers can use when employing CFA in the study of PTSD.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Nuwan JayawickremeChair
    Touro College

Presentations

  1. When Did PTSD Get so Many Factors? Confirmatory Factor Models Since 2013Andrew Rasmussen, Jay Verkuilen, Nuwan Jayawickreme, Zebing Wu, Sydne McKluskey
  2. Addressing Measurement Invariance in Scales for PTSD Using Nonlinear Latent Variable ModelsVeronica Cole
  3. Staying on Target? Rotation to a Partially Specified Target As an Alternative to Confirmatory Factor AnalysisJay Verkuilen, Andrew Rasmussen, Zebing Wu
  4. Item Response Modeling of PTSD Symptoms: An Argument for Unipolar Constructs?Brooke Magnus