Measurement invariance of core communication constructs across race, nationality, and age.
Communication science has been criticized for relying on WEIRD samples. One question that arises from such criticisms is whether core communication constructs and measures generalize to different demographic groups. In other words, are measures of common communication variables interpreted similarly...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Communication Vol. 76; no. 4; pp. 327 - 339 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Aug2026
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