Table 7.
Multi-group invariance analysis outcomes.
| Model | CMIN (DF) | CMIN/DF | CFI |
RMSEA
(IC 90%) |
Comparison | ΔCMIN | ΔCFI | ΔRMSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1. Invariance model | 109.590 (100) | 1.096 | 0.985 | 0.019 (0.000–0.038) |
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| M2. Metric or weak invariance model (λ restricted) | 116.017 (107) | 1.084 | 0.986 | 0.018 (0.000–0.037) |
M2 vs M1 | 6.427 (7), p = 0.491 |
0.001 | −0.001 |
| M3. Scalar or strong invariance model (λ y τ restricted) | 132.626 (116) | 1.143 | 0.973 | 0.023 (0.000–0.039) |
M3 vs M2 | 16.609 (9), p = 0.055 |
−0.013 | 0.005 |
| M4. Strict invariance model (λ, τ y θ restricted) | 136.982 (131) | 1.046 | 0.990 | 0.013 (0.000–0.033) |
M4 vs M3 | 4.356 (15), p = 0.996 |
0.017 | −0.010 |
CMIN, chi-square; DF, degrees of freedom; CMIN/DF, minimum discrepancy per degree of freedom; P, chi-squared probability; RMSEA, root mean square error of approximation; CFI, comparative fit index.