Psychometric Properties of Self-Determination Inventory: Student Report Among Chinese Students With and Without Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Tianxi Xu; Xueqin Qian; Graham G Rifenbark; Karrie A Shogren; Mayumi Hagiwara

doi:10.1352/1934-9556-60.1.41

Psychometric Properties of Self-Determination Inventory: Student Report Among Chinese Students With and Without Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Intellect Dev Disabil. 2022 Feb 1;60(1):41-56. doi: 10.1352/1934-9556-60.1.41.

Authors

Tianxi Xu¹, Xueqin Qian¹, Graham G Rifenbark¹, Karrie A Shogren¹, Mayumi Hagiwara¹

Affiliation

¹ Tianxi Xu, Central China Normal University; Xueqin Qian, Olathe School District; Graham G. Rifenbark, University of Connecticut; Karrie A. Shogren, University of Kansas; and Mayumi Hagiwarak, San Francisco State University.

PMID: 35104352
DOI: 10.1352/1934-9556-60.1.41

Abstract

This study explores the psychometric properties of Self-Determination Inventory: Student Report (SDI:SR) in students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and without disabilities in China. The paper-and-pencil version of SDI:SR Chinese Translation (SDI:SR Chinese) was used to explore self-determination across students with IDD (n = 245) and students without disabilities (n = 315) from 16 schools across six cities in China. We examined the factor structure of the measure, conducted analysis of measurement invariance, and compared the latent means across students with IDD and without disabilities. Findings suggest that the data fit a one-factor model better than a three-factor model. We found greater variability in self-determination among students with IDD than students without disabilities. However, the two groups did not differ in latent means.

Keywords: Chinese students; intellectual and developmental disabilities; self-determination.

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Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Child
China
Developmental Disabilities*
Humans
Intellectual Disability*
Psychometrics
Students