Table 5.
Measurement invariance by country, gender and age group
| χ 2 | df | p-value | RMSEA | RMSEA 90% lower | RMSEA 90% upper | TLI | CFI | SRMR | Reference Model | ∆x2 | ∆CFI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||||||||||
| 1.Configural | 941.63 | 68 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.91 | 0.93 | 0.04 | – | – | – |
| 2.Metric | 966.62 | 78 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.92 | 0.93 | 0.05 | 1 | 24.99 | 0.00 |
| 3.Scalar | 1007.03 | 88 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.05 | 2 | 40.41 | 0.00 |
| Age group (> 18 years vs ≤ 18 years) | ||||||||||||
| 1.Configural | 962.39 | 68 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.91 | 0.93 | 0.05 | – | – | – |
| 2.Metric | 1059.65 | 78 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.06 | 1 | 97.26 | −0.01 |
| 3.Scalar | 1326.31 | 88 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.07 | 2 | 266.66 | −0.02 |
| Country | ||||||||||||
| 1.Configural | 1289.23 | 170 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.89 | 0.91 | 0.05 | – | – | – |
| 2.Metric | 1840.18 | 210 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.07 | 1 | 550.95 | −0.04 |
| 3.Scalar | 4102.85 | 250 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.73 | 0.70 | 0.07 | 2 | 2262.67 | −0.17 |
χ2 chi-square, df degree of freedom, RMSEA root mean square error of approximation, CI confidence interval, TLI Tucker-Lewis index, CFI comparative fit index, SRMR standardized root mean squared residual. Measurment invariance by groups estimated with pooled sample