Abstract The Children’s New Ecological Paradigms scale was originally developed for children ages 10–12 and was presented as valuable for comparing that age group with older participants. This study uses cognitive interviews and measurement invariance testing to investigate how well the scores maintain the same meaning between these two age groups. The qualitative and quantitative results were consistent in revealing that at least 20% of the items function differently than expected when we use it for this purpose. The findings revealed similarities with critiques of the adult NEP and questioned the validity of the use of this instrument in its present form.

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儿童新生态范式量表的有效性证据

摘要 儿童新生态范式量表最初是为 10 至 12 岁的儿童开发的，并被认为对于将该年龄组与年龄较大的参与者进行比较是有价值的。本研究使用认知访谈和测量不变性测试来调查分数在这两个年龄组之间保持相同含义的程度。定性和定量结果一致表明，当我们将其用于此目的时，至少有 20% 的项目功能与预期不同。调查结果揭示了与成人 NEP 批评的相似之处，并质疑以当前形式使用该工具的有效性。