Further Validation of the Inventory of CallousUnemotional Traits in Chinese Children: Cross-Informants Invariance and Longitudinal Invariance
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2020
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Wang, Mengcheng
Shou, Yiyun
Liang, Jinghui
Lai, Hongyu
Zeng, Hong
Chen, Lina
Gao, Yu
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SAGE Publications
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The present study examined the factor structure and measurement invariance of the shortened versions of the Inventory
of Callous–Unemotional Traits (ICU) with data from multiple informants. Five short versions of the ICU proposed in
previous studies were tested and compared through confirmatory factor analysis. The measurement invariance across
different informants (i.e., self-report, parent-report, and teacher-report) and longitudinal measurement invariance for
the resulting best-fitting model were tested thoroughly. Results indicated that a shortened form that consists of 11 items
(ICU-11) to assess callousness and uncaring factors had excellent overall fit. Moreover, the ICU-11 was invariant across
informant and occasions. However, the ICU-11 was not without limitations; the internal consistency α for the uncaring
factor with self-report scores was marginal. In conclusion, our findings suggest that the ICU-11 was an excellent fit for our
data and displayed measurement invariance across informants and over time. The ICU-11 may be a promising assessment
tool that could be used in research to assess callous–uncaring traits in Chinese children.
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callous–unemotional traits, measurement invariance, longitudinal invariance, multiple informant, Chinese children
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