Table 2.
Unidimensional Modeling and Analyses
| Unidimensional Modeling | Initial Item Performance |
IRT Modeling |
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| Domain | Item pool | EFA E1/E2 ratio (criterion >4) |
Percent of variance for E1 (criterion >40) |
1-factor CFA loading (criterion <.50) |
1-factor CFA residual correlation (criterion >.20) |
1-factor CFA modification index (criterion ≥ 100) |
Item-adjusted total score correlations (Criterion <.40) |
Sparse cells (criterion<10) |
Problems with monotonicity |
IRT item misfit | DIF | Interim/Final item bank |
| TBI- CareQOL Emotional Suppression | 43 items | Yes | 58.1% | 1 item | 6 items | 10 items | 1 item | 0 items | 0 items | 4 items | 0 items | 21 items |
Note. CFA = Confirmatory Factor Analysis; EFA = Exploratory Factor Analysis; IRT = Item Response Theory