Table 6.
Confirmatory Factor Analytic Model of Validity Invariance Tests across Adolescent Reports of Language Brokering for Mothers and Fathers
| Factor | Invariance Type | Parent-Child Conflict
|
Teen Depressive Symptoms
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Δ χ2 | Δdf | Father
|
Mother
|
Δχ 2 | Δdf | Father
|
Mother
|
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| b (SE) | b (SE) | b (SE) | b (SE) | ||||||
| Adolescent Report | |||||||||
| Burden-Adolescent | free | .83 (.17)*** | .67 (.14)*** | .77 (.32)* | .92 (.29)** | ||||
| slope | 3.84 | 1 | .87 | 1 | |||||
| intercept | .00 | 1 | .22 | 1 | |||||
| Burden-Parent | free | .26 (.08)*** | .19 (.06)** | .18 (.14) | .32 (.12)** | ||||
| slope | 3.34 | 1 | 2.43 | 1 | |||||
| intercept | 21.07 | 1*** | .04 | 1 | |||||
| Disrespect / Role Reversal | free | .67 (.15)*** | .64 (.13)*** | .73 (.28)** | .76 (.27)** | ||||
| slope | .29 | 1 | .10 | 1 | |||||
| intercept | .11 | 1 | .02 | 1 | |||||
| Positive Relations | free | −.05 (.07) | −.07 (.07) | −.05 (.12) | −.10 (.12) | ||||
| slope | .45 | 1 | .59 | 1 | |||||
| Intercept | 13.77 | 1** | 3.30 | 1 | |||||
| Negative Feelings | free | .76 (.16)*** | .70 (.15)*** | 1.17 (.33)*** | 1.27 (.31)*** | ||||
| slope | .87 | 1 | .53 | 1 | |||||
| intercept | .36 | 1 | .00 | 1 | |||||
| Efficacy | free | .24 (.22) | .11 (.19) | −1.02 (.47)* | −.67 (.39) | ||||
| slope | 1.18 | 1 | 2.07 | 1 | |||||
| intercept | 3.85 | 1* | .80 | 1 | |||||
| Independence | free | .03 (.07) | .08 (.07) | −.04 (.15) | .05 (.14) | ||||
| slope | 2.87 | 1 | 1.41 | 1 | |||||
| intercept | 2.28 | 1 | .51 | 1 | |||||
| Parent Report | |||||||||
| Burden-Parent | free | .77 (.27)** | .51 (.27) | 1.72 (.65)** | 1.38 (.49)** | ||||
| slope | .65 | 1 | .33 | 1 | |||||
| intercept | .57 | 1 | .51 | 1 | |||||
| Role Reversal | free | .29 (.09)** | .28 (.08)** | .43 (.20)* | .35 (.16)* | ||||
| slope | .03 | 1 | .18 | 1 | |||||
| intercept | .94 | 1 | .48 | 1 | |||||
| Disrespect | free | .35 (.09)*** | .26 (.11)* | .59 (.21)** | .77 (.18)*** | ||||
| slope | .75 | 1 | .85 | 1 | |||||
| intercept | .56 | 1 | .48 | 1 | |||||
| Negative Feelings | free | .64 (.18)*** | .57 (.20)** | 1.44 (.47)** | .66 (.36) | ||||
| slope | .13 | 1 | 3.93 | 1* | |||||
| intercept | .43 | 1 | 3.16 | 1 a | |||||
| Efficacy | free | −.30 (.20) | −.06 (.21) | −.80 (.50) | −.64 (.38) | ||||
| slope | 1.10 | 1 | .13 | 1 | |||||
| intercept | .08 | 1 | .03 | 1 | |||||
| Positive Relations | free | .10 (.10) | .22 (.12) | −.24 (.24) | .13 (.30) | ||||
| slope | .90 | 1 | 1.55 | 1 | |||||
| intercept | .11 | 1 | .32 | 1 | |||||
Note.
a
Model comparison was made with the freely estimated model, and slope was allowed to vary across group. Non-significant Chi-square tests indicate that invariance can be established.