Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Sternberg Triarchic Abilities Test in Three International Samples: An Empirical Test of the Triarchic Theory of Intelligence

In the current study we compare different theoretical models of the underlying structure of the STAT (Sternberg Triarchic Abilities Test), Level-H, by using the techniques of confirmatory factor analysis on a combined sample of 3278 school students from the United States, Finland, and Spain. The res...

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Published in:European journal of psychological assessment : official organ of the European Association of Psychological Assessment 2001, Vol.17 (1), p.1-16
Main Authors: Sternberg, Robert J, Castejón, J.L, Prieto, M.D, Hautamäki, Jarkko, Grigorenko, Elena L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Confirmatory Factor Analysis
Factor Analysis
Human
Intelligence Measures
Statistical Validity
Test Reliability
Test Validity
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Summary:In the current study we compare different theoretical models of the underlying structure of the STAT (Sternberg Triarchic Abilities Test), Level-H, by using the techniques of confirmatory factor analysis on a combined sample of 3278 school students from the United States, Finland, and Spain. The results of the comparison of a number of models - using the strategy of hierarchical confirmatory factor analysis (HCFA) and comparing nested and alternative models, specified under different assumed theories relative to a unidimensional concept of general intelligence, a traditional factorial concept, and a triarchic model - illustrate that the second-order factor model based on the triarchic theory of intelligence achieves the best (albeit far from perfect) fit to the empirical data.
ISSN:1015-5759
2151-2426
DOI:10.1027//1015-5759.17.1.1