Table 6.
Tests of Measurement Invariance of the Emotions as a Child Scale Across Race/Ethnicity
| Invariance test | χ2(df) | χ2/df | CFI (ΔCFI) | RMSEA (ΔRMSEA) | SRMR (ΔSRMR) | Δχ2(Δdf) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anger scaleb | |||||||
| Configurai invariance | 264.498 (106) | 2.50 | .942 (−) | .076 (−) | .065 (−) | — | — |
| Full metric invariance | 294.906 (116) | 2.54 | .934 (−.008) | .077 (.001) | .082 (.017) | 30.41 (10) | <.001 |
| Full scalar invariance | 332.979 (126) | 2.64 | .924 (−.010) | .079 (.002) | .080 (−.002) | 38.07 (10) | <.001 |
| Partial scalar invariance | 320.460 (125) | 2.56 | .928 (−.006) | .077 (.000) | .083 (.001) | 25.55 (9) | <.01 |
| Partial residual variance invariance | 347.505 (131) | 2.65 | .921 (−.007) | .079 (.002) | .091 (.008) | 27.05 (6) | <.001 |
| Fear scale | |||||||
| Configural invariance | 340.321 (106) | 3.21 | .920 (−) | .092 (−) | .071 (−) | — | — |
| Full metric invariance | 365.780 (116) | 3.15 | .915 (−.005) | .091 (−.001) | .085 (.014) | 25.46 (10) | <.01 |
| Full scalar invariance | 408.737 (126) | 3.24 | .904 (−.011) | .093 (.002) | .081 (−.004) | 42.96 (10) | <.001 |
| Partial scalar invariance | 390.034 (125) | 3.12 | .910 (−.005) | .090 (−.001) | .083 (−.002) | 24.25 (9) | <.01 |
| Partial residual variance invariance | 414.238 (129) | 3.21 | .903 (−.007) | .092 (.002) | .095 (.012) | 24.20 (4) | <.001 |
| Sadness scalea | |||||||
| Configural invariance | 374.817 (106) | 3.54 | .895 (−) | .098 (−) | .084 (−) | — | — |
| Full metric invariance | 413.076 (116) | 3.56 | .884 (−.011) | .099 (.001) | .103 (.019) | 38.26 (10) | <.001 |
| Partial metric invariance | 400.057 (115) | 3.48 | .888 (−.007) | .097 (−.001) | .095 (.011) | 25.24 (9) | <.01 |
| Partial scalar invariance | 418.421 (122) | 3.43 | .884 (−.004) | .096 (−.001) | .096 (.001) | 18.36(7) | <.05 |
| Partial residual variance invariance | 435.702 (126) | 3.46 | .879 (−.005) | .097 (.001) | .101 (.005) | 17.28 (4) | <.01 |
Note. CFI = comparative fit index; TLI = Tucker-Lewis index; SRMR = standardized root mean square residual; RMSEA = root mean square error
a
Supportive responses with unsupportive responses were moderately correlated at different levels of measurement invariance
b
Supportive responses with unsupportive responses was negativelycorrelated at different levels of measurement invariance for European American group