Measurement invariance of subjective social status: The issue of single-item questions in social stratification research

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Result on the web

<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0276562424000660?via%3Dihub" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0276562424000660?via%3Dihub</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rssm.2024.100953" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.rssm.2024.100953</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Measurement invariance of subjective social status: The issue of single-item questions in social stratification research

Original language description

Measures of objective and subjective social status are commonly used in social stratification research. While objective measures have been extensively examined for cross-national comparability, subjective indicators have received less attention. This study aims to address this research gap by investigating the measurement invariance of the three most commonly used single-item measures of subjective social status across many countries. Using a Bayesian approximation approach, we analysed data from three waves of the International Social Survey Programme conducted between 1999 and 2019. The analyses showed that our composite measure is a relatively reliable and stable construct when compared internationally. However, some single-item measures were not invariant across countries or survey rounds, suggesting that the average of a given single measure of subjective status or the relationship between it and other variables should not be compared across countries. Finally, the study showed that a subjective status item with a 10-step numerical ladder seems to be more appropriate for cross-country comparisons, showing low variation across countries. To improve the validity of future research, we recommend that at least three questions measuring subjective social status be included in international questionnaires and that subjective status be used as a latent construct whenever possible and appropriate.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50401 - Sociology

Project

<a href="/en/project/GA22-33722S" target="_blank" >GA22-33722S: Development of Social Mobility in Central and Eastern European Countries from 1970s to Present: A Dynamic Equilibrium?</a><br>

Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Research in Social Stratification and Mobility

ISSN

0276-5624

e-ISSN

1878-5654

Volume of the periodical

92

Issue of the periodical within the volume

August

Country of publishing house

NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS

Number of pages

10

Pages from-to

100953

UT code for WoS article

001261794900001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85196848245