Assessing the Longitudinal Measurement Invariance of the Conflict in Adolescent Dating Relationships Inventory (CADRI) Victimization Scale Across Heterosexual and Sexual Minority Adolescents in the United States

Objective: Teen dating violence (TDV) is studied widely; however, less is known about these forms of victimization among adolescent sexual minority (SM) populations. The Conflict in Adolescent Dating Relationships Inventory (CADRI) victimization scale is a widely used multidimensional measure for as...

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Published in:Psychology of violence 2023-01, Vol.13 (1), p.84-92
Main Authors: Rivas-Koehl, Matthew M., Merrin, Gabriel J., Espelage, Dorothy L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent Behavior
Conflict
Dating Violence
Factor Structure
Female
Heterosexuality
Human
Inventories
Male
Measurement Invariance
Psychometrics
Sexual Minority Groups
Social Dating
Test Reliability
Test Validity
Victimization
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Summary:Objective: Teen dating violence (TDV) is studied widely; however, less is known about these forms of victimization among adolescent sexual minority (SM) populations. The Conflict in Adolescent Dating Relationships Inventory (CADRI) victimization scale is a widely used multidimensional measure for assessing TDV whose factor structure has recently been shown to be invariant across sex, race/ethnicity, and time. While this work has confirmed that the measurement of the CADRI functions similarly across sex, race/ethnicity, and time, it is not known whether the factor structure is invariant across sexual minority (lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer; SM) and heterosexual adolescents. This study extends previous work by assessing the measurement invariance of the CADRI for SM high school students across three waves. Method: The present study uses a longitudinal multigroup confirmatory factor analysis using diagonally weighted least squares to assess factorial invariance of the CADRI across SM adolescents using three waves of data. Results: Factorial measurement invariance across groups (SM and heterosexual youth) and across time was found for the CADRI. Conclusion: Findings confirm the factorial invariance of a popular TDV measure being suitable for use among sexual minority youth, wherein rates of victimization are generally higher.
ISSN:2152-0828
2152-081X
DOI:10.1037/vio0000452