Kam Chester Chun Seng
Faculty of Education, University of Macau, Macau, China.
Front Psychol. 2019 Jun 14;10:1258. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01258. eCollection 2019.
The current research investigates the impact of careless responding on factorial analytic results and construct validity with real data. Results showed that inclusion of careless respondents in data analysis distorts factor loading pattern and hinders recovery of theoretical existing factors. Careless respondents also blur the distinction of theoretically distinct factors, resulting in higher inter-factor correlations. That careless responding may threaten convergent validity also receives limited support. Researchers are advised to exclude careless respondents before statistical analysis.
当前的研究利用真实数据调查了粗心作答对因子分析结果和结构效度的影响。结果表明，在数据分析中纳入粗心的受访者会扭曲因子载荷模式，并阻碍理论上存在的因子的恢复。粗心的受访者还模糊了理论上不同因子的区分，导致因子间的相关性更高。粗心作答可能会威胁到收敛效度这一观点也得到了有限的支持。建议研究人员在进行统计分析之前排除粗心的受访者。
