Date of Award

Spring 2001

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Psychology

Program/Concentration

Psychology

Committee Director

Robert M. McIntyre

Committee Member

Terry L. Dickinson

Committee Member

Peter J. Mikulka

Call Number for Print

Special Collections LD4331.P65 .E44 2001

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to test the invariance of a structural equation model of equal opportunity fairness (EOF) in the U.S. military across ethnic and gender groups. Military Equal Opportunity Climate Survey (MEOCS) data drawn from four distinct sociocultural groups in the military were tested on a model that fit the MEOCS data drawn from a sample of White men. A series of multi-group analyses was conducted on the established structural model using LISREL 8 (Joreskog & Sorbom, 1996) to determine whether data from sociocultural groups other than White males would fit a White male model. Further comparison analyses were conducted when the target data did not fit the original model. Measurement invariance was found for the measure tested, but structural invariance was not.

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DOI

10.25776/hnyc-2a52

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