Journal article
The Factor Structure and Age-Related Factorial Invariance of the Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System (D-KEFS)
Assessment (Odessa, Fla.), Vol.17(2), pp.172-184
06/2010
DOI: 10.1177/1073191109356254
PMID: 20040723
Abstract
There has been an increased interest in the structure of and relations among executive functions.The present study examined the factor structure as well as age-related factorial invariance of the Delis—Kaplan Executive Function System (D-KEFS), a widely used inventory aimed at assessing executive functions. Analyses were first conducted using data provided in the D-KEFS technical manual and were then replicated in an independent sample of male early adolescents aged 11 to 16 years. Results revealed a three-factor solution best fit the data across groups and samples; measurement properties appeared to be invariant across age groups for certain loadings and variant for others. The three factors were labeled Conceptual Flexibility, Monitoring, and Inhibition. These findings provide better understanding of the measurement properties of the D-KEFS and contribute to the larger literature on the structure of measures intended to assess executive functions.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Factor Structure and Age-Related Factorial Invariance of the Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System (D-KEFS)
- Creators
- Robert D Latzman - University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USAKristian E Markon - University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Assessment (Odessa, Fla.), Vol.17(2), pp.172-184
- DOI
- 10.1177/1073191109356254
- PMID
- 20040723
- ISSN
- 1073-1911
- eISSN
- 1552-3489
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/2010
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984083873902771
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