Latent Structure and Item Functioning of Self-Referent Encoding Task Word Stimuli in Preadolescent Youth.

ABSTRACT: The Self-Referent Encoding Task (SRET) can be used to measure self-concept via endorsement of trait words, a robust metric associated with depression severity. Our study is the first to investigate the structural validity and item functioning of SRET endorsement scores using confirmatory factor analysis and item response theory. Community-dwelling preadolescent youth (N = 508; M_age = 12.39 years, SD_age = .72) were shown a list of positive and negative trait adjectives and made binary ratings of whether words were self-descriptive. The SRET exhibited a two-factor structure, comprising positive and negative factors. Positive items were endorsed by most children and best estimated information about positive self-concepts below average levels of posit

SUBMITTER: Gabel LN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12397560 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature