APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Testing Latent Structural Stability In the Social Emotional Distress Scale: Evidence from Exploratory Factor Mixture Modeling
- Siyuan Chen
University of California-Santa Barbara - Karen Nylund-Gibson
University of California-Santa Barbara - Erin Dowdy
University of California-Santa Barbara - Michael Furlong
University of California-Santa Barbara
Abstract
This paper uses exploratory factor mixture modeling (EFMM) to examine the factor and class structure of SEDS (Social Emotional Distress Scale). Considering a range of K-class models allowing class-specific loadings, EFMM showed no class-based variation in factor structure. Findings indicate no meaningful latent classes and support a stable, unidimensional construct.
