Measuring anxiety in visually-impaired people: A comparison between the linear and the nonliear IRT approaches

The present study has two main interests. First, some pending issues about the psychometric properties of the CTAC (an anxiety questionnaire for blind and visually-impaired people) are assessed using item response theory (IRT). Second, the linear model is compared to the graded response model (GRM) in terms of measurement precision, sensitivity to change, and person fit, and the results are also used to illustrate the functioning and advantages of IRT [...]

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