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The Validation of the Inventory of Peer Attachment (IPA) among Chinese Migrant and Urban Adolescents

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Wenjing Mo1, *, Chen Chen1
1School of Psychology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210097, China
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Available Online 22 August 2024.
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peer attachment; reliability; validity; measurement invariance; Chinese migrant children
Abstract

Background: The Inventory of Peer Attachment (IPA), developed by Armsden and Greenberg, is a widely used self-report questionnaire that measures peer attachment in youth. However, previous research has found that the factor-structure of the IPA is inconsistent in different cultures and among different groups. Given the absence of a valid and reliable measure of peer attachment for Chinese adolescents, particularly those in disadvantages, the current study aimed to validate the IPA among Chinese migrant and urban junior high school students. Purpose of the study: The current study intended to examine psychometric properties and measurement invariance of the IPA across urban and migrant junior high school students. Method: A Chinese version of the IPA (IPA-C) was adopted under back translation procedure among a sample of 731 participants (17.96% missing data, M = 13.77, SD = 1.00). Item analysis, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, measurement invariance analysis, concurrent validity and reliability analysis were conducted. Results: The study revealed a best model fit for the three-factor modified IPA. This model had strong measurement invariance across urban and migrant students. This study also supports the concurrent validity of the IPA. Significance: The research results provide a reliable questionnaire for subsequent studies on peer attachment among Chinese urban and migrant adolescents.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the Pacific-Rim Objective Measurement Symposium (PROMS 2023)
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Atlantis Highlights in Social Sciences, Education and Humanities
Publication Date
22 August 2024
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978-94-6463-494-5
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2667-128X
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