Construct validity of a mammography processes of change scale and invariance by stage of change

J Health Psychol. 2010 Jan;15(1):64-74. doi: 10.1177/1359105309342305.

Abstract

The development and use of validated processes of change (POC) measures have received little attention in the literature despite their importance in the Transtheoretical Model. Using survey data (N = 2909), we examined the construct validity of a 22-item mammography POC scale by testing for factorial validity and factorial invariance across stage of change. We also used MANOVA with Tukey post-hoc tests to confirm stage differences in POC use (concurrent validity). Our results confirm the a priori correlated four-factor structure of this scale and provide some support for the measurement equivalence of this scale across stage, supporting comparisons of POC use across stage.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mammography / methods*
  • Middle Aged
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Surveys and Questionnaires*
  • Time Factors