Though Forced, Still Valid: Psychometric Equivalence of Forced-Choice and Single-Statement Measures

• Published in: Organizational research methods Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 569 - 590
• Main Authors: Zhang, Bo, Sun, Tianjun, Drasgow, Fritz, Chernyshenko, Oleksandr S., Nye, Christopher D., Stark, Stephen, White, Leonard A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.07.2020; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Equivalence; Format; Organization theory; forced-choice; GGUM; equivalence; MUPP; single-statement

Forced-choice (FC) measures are gaining popularity as an alternative assessment format to single-statement (SS) measures. However, a fundamental question remains to be answered: Do FC and SS instruments measure the same underlying constructs? In addition, FC measures are theorized to be more cogniti...