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Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance of the Coimbra Neuropsychological Assessment Battery (BANC)

2017; Oxford University Press; Volume: 33; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/arclin/acx052

1873-5843

Octávio Moura, Cristina P. Albuquerque, Maria Salomé Pinho, Manuela Vilar, Ana Filipa Lopes, Isabel Alberto, Marcelino Pereira, Maria João Seabra‐Santos, Mário R. Simões,

Cognitive Abilities and Testing

This study aimed to investigate the factor structure of the Coimbra Neuropsychological Assessment Battery (BANC), which is an individually administered battery designed to assess a wide range of neurocognitive functions in children.Using the standardization sample of the BANC, a confirmatory factor analysis and a multiple-group analysis were conducted to examine the factor structure and the measurement invariance of three main domains (Memory, Language, and Attention/Executive Functions) in 833 children aged 7-15 years.Consistent with the BANC's conceptualization, the three-correlated-factor model demonstrated the most adequate fit to the data. The measurement invariance of the three-correlated-factor model across two age-groups (7-9 years and 10-15 years) was supported (configural, metric, and partial scalar invariance).Overall, the BANC shows adequate psychometric properties and provides useful information regarding the children's neuropsychological functioning.