Table 3.

The results of the multi-group alignment analysis.

Subscale/item	Loadings			Percentage of non-invariance item parameters	Intercepts			Percentage of non-invariance item parameters
Identity Exploration	Armenia	China	Russia		Armenia	China	Russia
EA 24	0.53	0.53	0.53	0	3.364	3.162*	3.364	11.1%
EA25	0.577	0.577	0.577		3.391	3.391	3.391
EA26	0.531	0.531	0.531		3.295	3.295	3.295
Instability/ Negativity	Armenia	China	Russia		Armenia	China	Russia
EA3	0.552	0.552	0.552	0	2.853	2.853	2.582*	27.8%
EA6	0.487	0.487	0.487		2.209	2.209	1.806*
EA8	0.795	0.795	0.795		2.751	2.453*	2.751
EA9	0.77	0.77	0.77		2.598	2.598	2.598
EA11	0.761	0.761	0.761		2.168	2.168	2.168
EA20	0.556	0.556	0.556		2.823*	2.115*	3.090*
Feeling in-between	Armenia	China	Russia		Armenia	China	Russia
EA27	0.438	0.438	0.438	0	3.315	3.315	3.315	0
EA28	0.518	0.518	0.518		3.495	3.495	3.495
EA29	0.512	0.512	0.512		3.453	3.453	3.453
EA30	0.482	0.482	0.482		3.472	3.472	3.472
Experimentation/Possibilities	Armenia	China	Russia		Armenia	China	Russia
EA1	0.461	0.461	0.461	0	3.332	3.332	3.332	0
EA2	0.52	0.52	0.52		3.478	3.478	3.478
EA4	0.446	0.446	0.446		3.297	3.297	3.297
EA21	0.478	0.478	0.478		3.406	3.406	3.406
Self-focused	Armenia	China	Russia		Armenia	China	Russia
EA5	0.51	0.51	0.51	0	3.134	3.134	3.134	8.3%
EA15	0.612	0.612	0.612		3.230	3.522*	3.230
EA16	0.601	0.601	0.601		3.396	3.396	3.396
EA19	0.446	0.446	0.446		3.042	3.042	3.042

*Differences in mean values between countries are shown in bold.