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PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE, cilt.10, sa.1, ss.12-18, 2009 (SCI-Expanded)
Objective: The use of item response theory models (IRT) in sport and exercise psychology has provided some unique insights into the quality of measure especially at the item level Fletcher. R. B. (August 2005). Detecting item bias in physical self-concept: an application of differential bundle functioning. In I Morris, R Terry, S. Gordon, S. Hanrahan, L. Ievleva. G. Kolt, & P. Tremayne (Eds.), Promoting health and performance for life: Proceedings of the ISSP 11(th) world congress of sport psychology [CD-ROM]. Sydney: International Society of Sport Psychology; Fletcher, R. B., & Hattie, J. A. (2004). An examination of the psychometric properties of the Physical Self-Description Questionnaire using a polytomous item response model. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 5, 423-446; Fletcher, R. B., & Hattie. J. A. (2005). Understanding gender differences in physical self-concept: an example using multidimensional differential item functioning. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 65, 657-667.]. IRT approaches using differential item functioning (DIF) provide a powerful method to examine the equivalence of item responses across different cultures. Recent advances in DIF methodology. polytomous DIF (PDIF), allow for a more in depth analysis of how items differ between groups at the response option and item level.