Measurement Invariance and Intergenerational Parallelism of General Self-Efficacy in Adolescent and Parent Dyads
General self-efficacy refers to global beliefs about one’s capabilities across a variety of tasks or conditions. It is regarded as an important, relatively stable, motivational trait, and is associated with positive outcomes in a wide range of domains. The general self-efficacy scale (GSE) is the mo...
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| description | General self-efficacy refers to global beliefs about one’s capabilities across a variety of tasks or conditions. It is regarded as an important, relatively stable, motivational trait, and is associated with positive outcomes in a wide range of domains. The general self-efficacy scale (GSE) is the most commonly used measure to evaluate general self-efficacy among adults and youths. This study aimed to examine the measurement invariance of the GSE across age groups among adolescent and parent dyads, and to investigate the intergenerational parallelism of general self-efficacy and the moderating roles of parents’ gender and family socioeconomic status (SES). Participants were 807 adolescent/parent dyads. Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis revealed that full metric and scalar measurement invariance held. Regression analysis showed that parents’ self-efficacy significantly predicted their children’s self-efficacy (β = 0.232, p < 0.001). Multiple regression analysis indicated family SES played a moderating role (β = 0.066, p < 0.001), although parents’ gender did not (β = −0.053, p = 0.288). The results demonstrated the GSE’s measurement invariance across age, and further supported use of the GSE among adults and adolescents. Moreover, our findings provided evidence for the presence of this kind of intergenerational parallelism and the moderating role of family SES. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b87d81b3ad044274a10f23c55989e2a72022-12-21T20:32:28ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782020-06-011110.3389/fpsyg.2020.01251496470Measurement Invariance and Intergenerational Parallelism of General Self-Efficacy in Adolescent and Parent DyadsHui Lei0Yanyun Yuan1Zhihang Wang2Jianshi Chen3Zhihua Li4College of Education, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, ChinaCollege of Education, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, ChinaCollege of Education, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, ChinaCollege of Education, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, ChinaCollege of Teacher Education, Ningbo University, Ningbo, ChinaGeneral self-efficacy refers to global beliefs about one’s capabilities across a variety of tasks or conditions. It is regarded as an important, relatively stable, motivational trait, and is associated with positive outcomes in a wide range of domains. The general self-efficacy scale (GSE) is the most commonly used measure to evaluate general self-efficacy among adults and youths. This study aimed to examine the measurement invariance of the GSE across age groups among adolescent and parent dyads, and to investigate the intergenerational parallelism of general self-efficacy and the moderating roles of parents’ gender and family socioeconomic status (SES). Participants were 807 adolescent/parent dyads. Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis revealed that full metric and scalar measurement invariance held. Regression analysis showed that parents’ self-efficacy significantly predicted their children’s self-efficacy (β = 0.232, p < 0.001). Multiple regression analysis indicated family SES played a moderating role (β = 0.066, p < 0.001), although parents’ gender did not (β = −0.053, p = 0.288). The results demonstrated the GSE’s measurement invariance across age, and further supported use of the GSE among adults and adolescents. Moreover, our findings provided evidence for the presence of this kind of intergenerational parallelism and the moderating role of family SES.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01251/fullGSEgeneral self-efficacymeasurement invarianceintergenerational parallelismsocioeconomic status |
| spellingShingle | Hui Lei Yanyun Yuan Zhihang Wang Jianshi Chen Zhihua Li Measurement Invariance and Intergenerational Parallelism of General Self-Efficacy in Adolescent and Parent Dyads Frontiers in Psychology GSE general self-efficacy measurement invariance intergenerational parallelism socioeconomic status |
| title | Measurement Invariance and Intergenerational Parallelism of General Self-Efficacy in Adolescent and Parent Dyads |
| title_full | Measurement Invariance and Intergenerational Parallelism of General Self-Efficacy in Adolescent and Parent Dyads |
| title_fullStr | Measurement Invariance and Intergenerational Parallelism of General Self-Efficacy in Adolescent and Parent Dyads |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measurement Invariance and Intergenerational Parallelism of General Self-Efficacy in Adolescent and Parent Dyads |
| title_short | Measurement Invariance and Intergenerational Parallelism of General Self-Efficacy in Adolescent and Parent Dyads |
| title_sort | measurement invariance and intergenerational parallelism of general self efficacy in adolescent and parent dyads |
| topic | GSE general self-efficacy measurement invariance intergenerational parallelism socioeconomic status |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01251/full |
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