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This chapter proposes a model building approach to investigating response processes as a source of validity evidence for self-report measures and items related to the self. The chapter begins by explaining the structure and dynamic of a response processes model applicable to these types of measures. Next, the model will be used to examine theoretically expected response processes when responding to the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, a commonly used self-report measure of self-esteem. Implications for validation practices using response processes inquiry and a model of such processes are explored.
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Launeanu, M., Hubley, A.M. (2017). A Model Building Approach to Examining Response Processes as a Source of Validity Evidence for Self-Report Items and Measures. In: Zumbo, B., Hubley, A. (eds) Understanding and Investigating Response Processes in Validation Research. Social Indicators Research Series, vol 69. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56129-5_7
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