Variable- and person-centered approaches to examining construct-relevant multidimensionality in writing self-efficacy.

ABSTRACT: Self-efficacy is an essential component of students' motivation and success in writing. There have been great advancements in our theoretical understanding of writing self-efficacy over the past 40 years; however, there is a gap in how we empirically model the multidimensionality of writing self-efficacy. The purpose of the present study was to examine the multidimensionality of writing self-efficacy, and present validity evidence for the adapted Self-Efficacy for Writing Scale (SEWS) through a series of measurement model comparisons and person-centered approaches. Using a sample of 1,466 8th-10th graders, results showed that a bifactor exploratory structural equation model best represented the data, demonstrating that the SEWS exhibits both construct-relevant multidimensionality and the p

SUBMITTER: DeBusk-Lane ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9986581 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature