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2022

Differential item functioning

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Gender Differential Item Functioning On The Kentucky Inventory Of Mindfulness Skills Instrument Using Logistic Regression, Sumin Sumin, Fitri Sukmawati, Nurdin Nurdin Dec 2022

Gender Differential Item Functioning On The Kentucky Inventory Of Mindfulness Skills Instrument Using Logistic Regression, Sumin Sumin, Fitri Sukmawati, Nurdin Nurdin

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The item differential function (DIF) describes a situation in which testees of similar ability but from different demographic groups have varying chances of achieving the same result. This study aims to identify the function of uniform and non-uniform differential items on the Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills Instrument using logistic regression techniques and determine the impact of DHF on construct validity. This study uses a survey method with a quantitative approach. The study involved 602 people, divided into two groups based on gender: 301 women and 301 men. The Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills (KIMS) is a 39-item online questionnaire …