Table 3.
Results of longitudinal measurement invariance (Step 1).
| MI | G2a | AICb | BICc | DFd | Diff.G2e | Diff.DFf | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-solution | Yes | 3824.65 | 3888.65 | 4050.99 | 262111 | |||
| No | 3774.91 | 3910.91 | 4255.89 | 262075 | 49.74 | 36 | 0.063492 | |
| 4-solution | Yes | 3701.09 | 3803.09 | 4061.83 | 262092 | |||
| No | 3644.85 | 3842.85 | 4345.11 | 262044 | 56.24 | 48 | 0.193694 |
Bold indicates the best solution model for the corresponding fit index.
a
G2 is the likelihood ratio statistics.
b
AIC is Akaike Information Criterion.
c
BIC is Bayesian Information Criterion.
d
DF is degree of freedom.
e
Diff.G2 is the difference of likelihood ratio statistics.
f
Diff.DF is the difference of degrees of freedom.