CONFIRMATORY FACTOR-ANALYSES OF ACADEMIC SELF-CONCEPT SCALES - REPLY TO MARSH AND YEUNG (1997)

H. W. Marsh and A. S. Yeung (1997) criticized the conclusion of S. M. Simpson, B. G. Licht, R. K. Wagner, and S. R. Stader (1996) that child ren differentiate their perceived ability, near-future expectancies, a nd distant-future expectancies within academic domains. They argued th at Simpson et al.'s questionnaire items and confirmatory factor analyt ic (CFA) approach were problematic and that their conclusion was incon sistent with research on academic self-concept. The authors of the pre sent article argue that this inconsistency is because items on academi c self-concept scales are not adequate for answering the questions add ressed by Simpson el al., and that Simpson et al.'s conclusion is quit e consistent with 2 other important lines oil research, Further, the a uthors argue that the criticisms of Simpson et al.'s items and CFA app roach are unfounded and conclude that Marsh and Yeung inadvertently pr ovided further support for Simpson ct al.'s conclusion that current ac ademic self-concept theories should be extended.