Measurement invariance and psychometric properties of the CCAPS-62 and -34 for international student clients.

Autor: Bartholomew TT; Department of Psychology & Department of Africana Studies, Scripps College, Claremont, California, USA., Keum BT; Department of Social Welfare, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA., Lockard AJ; Department of Education, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, USA., Pérez-Rojas AE; Department of Counseling & Educational Psychology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA., Robbins KA; Department of Educational Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA., Zhao F; Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of clinical psychology [J Clin Psychol] 2023 May; Vol. 79 (5), pp. 1261-1279. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jan 09.
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.23476
Abstrakt: Objectives: International students attending universities in the United States may encounter psychological distress related to their adjustment and experiences studying in a new context and seek services from university counseling centers. Many centers use the Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms (CCAPS) to measure psychological distress in college counseling centers. However, this scale has not been tested for measurement invariance with international students. Our purpose was to explore the measurement invariance of the CCAPS-62 and -34 for international students.
Methods: We tested measurement invariance for both versions of the scale using data from over 107,000 university students in psychotherapy at university counseling centers. We also examined construct validity and internal consistency.
Results: Invariance testing indicated the measurement models of the CCAPS-62 and -34 are equivalent between both groups.
Conclusion: These findings are discussed in light of utilizing this widely-used scale in United States university/college counseling centers with international student clients.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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