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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychol Assess. 2016 Feb 25;28(12):1646–1662. doi: 10.1037/pas0000299

Table 9. Non-Invariance Effect Sizes for Mothers and Fathers.

% of Observed Difference (Scale) dMACS Expected Difference Due to Non- Invariance % of Observed Difference (Dimension) Overall Effect of Non-Invariance
Effortful Control .22 43% .06
 Attentional
 Focusing 0% 0
 Inhibitory
 Control 0% .04
 Low Intensity Pleasure 60% .23
 Perceptual Sensitivity 0% .11
Negative Affectivity -.01 100% .04
 Anger/Frustration 0% 0
 Discomfort 0% .10
 Sadness 0% .10
 Fear 0% .06
 Soothability 118% .17
Surgency .30 77% .06
 Smiling and Laughter 94% .27
 High Intensity Pleasure 0% .11
 Impulsivity 0% 0
 Shyness - .08
 Approach/Anticipation 82% .15

Note. % of Observed Difference (scale).The portion of the observed mean difference in scale scores that can be attributed to intercept non-invariance; Expected difference due to non-invariance.the degree to which observed mean scores on a dimension of temperament are expected to differ between groups based on non-invariance alone (positive values indicate mothers' scores will be inflated, negative values indicate fathers' score will be inflated); % of Observed Difference (Dimension).The portion of the observed mean difference in dimension scores that can be attributed to non-invariance. Values presented are from examinations of measurement invariance across mothers and fathers based on boys' and girls' ratings averaged together.