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In Study 1, ordinal exploratory factor analysis with 592 university students supported four factors, Stable, Gift, Improvement, and Learning, \u03c7\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    (24)\u202f=\u202f90.76, CFI\u202f=\u202f0.987, TLI\u202f=\u202f0.964, RMSEA\u202f=\u202f0.069, and SRMR\u202f=\u202f0.019. Study 2 replicated this structure in an independent sample of 282 university students; the correlated four-factor model showed good fit, \u03c7\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    (48)\u202f=\u202f84.89, CFI\u202f=\u202f0.979, TLI\u202f=\u202f0.971, RMSEA\u202f=\u202f0.052, and SRMR\u202f=\u202f0.040, with standardized loadings from 0.645 to 0.932. Study 3 examined measurement invariance using the complete 12-item model. Configural, loading, and threshold invariance were supported across gender. Across university, primary school, and junior high school samples, configural and loading invariance were supported, whereas evidence for full threshold invariance was mixed. Overall, the CNAAQ-2-C provides a useful four-factor measure for group-level research, although mean comparisons across educational stages require caution.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2026.1882376","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,9]],"date-time":"2026-09-09T10:18:20Z","timestamp":1788949100000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese CNAAQ-2: factor structure and measurement invariance across gender and educational stages"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Wei","family":"He","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Guangzhou Sport University","place":["Guangzhou, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shuaiqi","family":"Jia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Guangzhou Sport University","place":["Guangzhou, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jinying","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Guangzhou Sport University","place":["Guangzhou, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Minyan","family":"Duan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Guangzhou Sport University","place":["Guangzhou, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiancheng","family":"Zeng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Guangzhou Sport University","place":["Guangzhou, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"3186","DOI":"10.1097\/00007632-200012150-00014","article-title":"Guidelines for the process of cross-cultural adaptation of self-report measures","volume":"25","author":"Beaton","year":"2000","journal-title":"Spine"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"287","DOI":"10.1093\/poq\/nfm006","article-title":"Research synthesis: the practice of cognitive interviewing","volume":"71","author":"Beatty","year":"2007","journal-title":"Public Opin. 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