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A cross-cultural examination of measurement invariance of smallholders in Kenya, Uganda, Mali and Lesotho

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dc.contributor.authorFornito, Matthew C.en
dc.contributor.committeechairHauenstein, Neil M. A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberFoti, Roseanne J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMoore, Keith M.en
dc.contributor.departmentPsychologyen
dc.coverage.spatialKenyaen
dc.coverage.spatialUgandaen
dc.coverage.spatialMalien
dc.coverage.spatialLesothoen
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-28T08:01:15Zen
dc.date.available2014-05-28T08:01:15Zen
dc.date.issued2014-05-27en
dc.description.abstractCross-cultural research requires tests of measurement invariance to determine if different populations have equivalent latent constructs. A psychometric assessment of the Agricultural Production Perspectives Scale (APPS) was necessary to determine the validity of the scale constructed and whether data from multiple countries could be compared. Using 918 farmers sampled from Kenya, Uganda, Mali, and Lesotho, I conducted exploratory factor analysis and scale reliability tests to determine whether the item loadings and factors were equivalent across populations. No factor structure could be obtained across country or agroecological populations. The data were reanalyzed within each agroecology to determine localized factor structures. Results indicate that a market driven factor and agrarian driven factor tend to emerge across multiple agroecologies suggesting some emergence of latent variables. Recommendations for scale revisions are included to increase reliability and measurement invariance.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.description.notesCCRA-8 (Technology Networks for Sustainable Innovation)en
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier7969en
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:3212en
dc.identifier.other7969_Fornito_Thesis.pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/48126en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectOIREDen
dc.subjectSANREMen
dc.subjectAgroecologiesen
dc.subjectSmallholdersen
dc.subjectFarmersen
dc.subjectKenyaen
dc.subjectUgandaen
dc.subjectLesothoen
dc.subjectMalien
dc.subjectExploratory Factor Analysis (EFA)en
dc.subjectMeasurement Invariance (ME/I)en
dc.titleA cross-cultural examination of measurement invariance of smallholders in Kenya, Uganda, Mali and Lesothoen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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