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Table 6 Overall summary of test statistic

From: Psychometric evaluation of the Positive Mental Health (PMH) scale using item response theory

 

# items

Item-Trait interaction (Overall fit)

Uni-dimensionality t-test

Reliability

Item-Residual

Person-Residual

Item misfit

Analysis

 

χ 2

df

p -value

test (%)

PSI

M

SD

M

SD

Item number

Initial

9

72.75

45

0.01

3.31

0.90

-0.32

2.57

-0.37

1.23

3, 8, 9

Final

8

30.34

25

0.21

4.10

0.89

0.23

1.09

-0.32

1.01

None

  1. df degrees of freedom, # items number of items, Item−/ Person Residual differences between observed and expected responses, Mean, PSI person separation index, SD standard deviation, χ2 Chi−square