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Published in final edited form as: Eur J Psychol Assess. 2010;26(2):77–86. doi: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000012

Table 1.

Fit indices for the multigender CFAs (MGCFA) of the PESE and PSSE scales separately for each sample

	χ²	df	p	CFI	RMSEA	Confidence interval	χ²_diff	df_diff	p
Italian sample CFA: two oblique factor model	78.694	42	<.001	.960	.049	(.032–.065)
MGCFA: Configural invariance	118.933	84	.007	.962	.047	(.025–.066)
MGCFA: Metric invariance	134.699	93	.003	.955	.049	(.029–.067)	15.766	9	.072
MGCFA: Partial scalar invariance	145.955	101	.002	.952	.049	(.030–.066)	11.256	8	.187

U. S. sample CFA: two oblique factor model	101.263	42	<.001	.938	.066	(.050–.083)
MGCFA: Configural invariance	155.382	84	<.001	.927	.073	(.055–.090)
MGCFA: Metric invariance	166.432	93	<.001	.925	.070	(.053–.087)	11.05	9	.272
MGCFA: Scalar invariance	184.880	102	< .001	.916	.071	(.055–.087)	18.448	9	.030

Bolivian sample CFA: two oblique factor model
MGCFA: Configural invariance	116.150	86	.017	.964	.048	(.021–.069)
MGCFA: Metric invariance	129.051	95	.012	.959	.048	(.024–.068)	12.001	9	.167
MGCFA: Scalar invariance	137.375	104	.016	.960	.046	(.021–.065)	8.324	9	.50

Note. PESE = Perceived Empathic Self-Efficacy; PSSE = Perceived Social Self-Efficacy; CFA = confirmatory factor analysis.