APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Measurement Invariance of Externalizing By Systemic Disadvantage In System-Involved Youth
- Kendall Smith
USF - Edelyn Verona
University of South Florida - Keanan Joyner
University of California, Berkeley
Abstract
We tested measurement invariance of a latent externalizing model as a function of systemic factors in justice-involved youth. Systemic variables affected the externalizing measurement model mainly through intercept differences. Being Black (vs. White) and endorsing lower levels of procedural justice elevated scores on indicators not commensurate with latent trait level.
