TABLE 4.

Comparison between constrained and unconstrained model, for female and for male groups, in multi-group mediation model.

	χ2	df	p	CFI	TLI	RSMSEA	SRMR	Δχ2	P
M0	7,104.033	1,675	<0.001	0.920	0.918	0.040 (0.039, 0.041)	0.050
M1	7,070.260	1,666	<0.001	0.921	0.918	0.040 (0.039, 0.041)	0.048	33.773	<0.01

M₀, constrained model where mediation paths for female and male groups were forced to be the same; M₁, unconstrained model; CFI, comparative fit index; TLI, Tucker–Lewis index; RMSEA, root mean square error of approximation; SRMR, standardized root mean square residual.