1. Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance of the Coimbra Neuropsychological Assessment Battery (BANC).
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Moura O, Albuquerque CP, Salomé Pinho M, Vilar M, Filipa Lopes A, Alberto I, Pereira M, Santos MJS, and Simões MR
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- Adolescent, Child, Child, Preschool, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Humans, Male, Reference Values, Neuropsychological Tests, Psychometrics methods
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Objective: This study aimed to investigate the factor structure of the Coimbra Neuropsychological Assessment Battery (BANC), which is an individually administered battery designed to assess a wide range of neurocognitive functions in children., Method: Using the standardization sample of the BANC, a confirmatory factor analysis and a multiple-group analysis were conducted to examine the factor structure and the measurement invariance of three main domains (Memory, Language, and Attention/Executive Functions) in 833 children aged 7-15 years., Results: Consistent with the BANC's conceptualization, the three-correlated-factor model demonstrated the most adequate fit to the data. The measurement invariance of the three-correlated-factor model across two age-groups (7-9 years and 10-15 years) was supported (configural, metric, and partial scalar invariance)., Conclusion: Overall, the BANC shows adequate psychometric properties and provides useful information regarding the children's neuropsychological functioning., (© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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- 2018
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