Construct-irrelevant item attributes: a framework to classifying items based on context and referent

Construct-irrelevant items attributes (CIIAs) are characteristics of psychometric scale items that relate to how item stems are worded, rather than the construct they measure. For instance, an item can be framed from a first-hand (e.g., “How would you describe yourself?”) or second-hand (e.g., “How...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Psychology
Main Authors:	Wahyu Widhiarso, Rolf Steyer, Andrew Perossa
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-03-01
Subjects:	personality measure item content item stems construct-irrelevant items attributes item wording
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1446798/full