Table 2.
Measurement Equivalence/Invariance of the Mental Help Seeking Attitudes Scale
| ME/I Forms | Scaled χ2 | df | RMSEA | ΔRMSEA | CFI | ΔCFI | Δdf | Δχ2 | Model comparison |
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| Men vs. women | |||||||||
| Configural | 107.26 | 54 | .048 | .981 | |||||
| Metric | 111.98 | 62 | .044 | −.004 | .982 | .001 | 8 | 3.74 | Configural |
| Scalar | 127.03 | 70 | .044 | .000 | .980 | −.002 | 8 | 15.28 | Metric |
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| Those who have previously sought help from a mental health professional vs. those who have not | |||||||||
| Configural | 128.33 | 54 | .057 | .974 | |||||
| Metric | 140.15 | 62 | .054 | −.003 | .973 | −.001 | 8 | 12.22 | Configural |
| Scalar | 154.84 | 70 | .053 | −.001 | .970 | −.003 | 8 | 13.19 | Metric |
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| Those reporting low vs. moderate-to-high psychological distress | |||||||||
| Configural | 122.41 | 54 | .054 | .976 | |||||
| Metric | 142.53 | 62 | .055 | .001 | .972 | −.004 | 8 | 20.11 | Configural |
| Scalar | 160.44 | 70 | .055 | .000 | .968 | −.004 | 8 | 17.68 | Metric |
Note. ME/I = Measurement Equivalence/Invariance; df = degrees of freedom; RMSEA = root-mean-square error of approximation; CFI = comparative fit index. Bold indicates significant chi-square difference.