Investigation of Measurement Invariance of State Test Anxiety Scale

In this study, it was aimed to examine the measurement invariance of State Test Anxiety Scale and its sub-dimensions developed by Şahin (2019) in terms different variables. For purpose, data were collected from a total 956 university students studying faculties. The scale examined multi-group confirmatory factor analysis gender, faculty socioeconomic level model established for 22 items three components state anxiety test (cognitive, psychosocial physiological) tested configural, metric, scalar strict equivalence considering hierarchical principle findings showed that Configural provided all dimensions except cognitive physiological subscales status variable. On other hand, metric achieved cognitive, gender Metric Cognitive dimension And variable, only as whole. Scalar conditions not met any variables study.