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. 2020 Apr 16;11:712. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00712

TABLE 2.

Results of the invariance tests across T1 and T2 and across language (N = 699).

df χ2 CFI SRMR RMSEA Model comparison
Δχ2 Δdf Significant difference
Invariance over time
(1a) Freely estimated model (configural invariance) 15 177.74* 0.95 0.05 0.125
(2a) Factor loadings invariant (weak invariance) 17 182.84* 0.95 0.05 0.11 1a vs. 2a 5.10a 2 ns
(3a) Indicator intercept invariant (strong invariance) 21 191.09* 0.94 0.06 0.10 2a vs. 3a 8.24 4 ns
Invariance across language
(1b) Freely estimated model (configural invariance) 30 210.91 0.94 0.06 0.12
(2b) Factor loadings invariant (weak invariance) 34 215.32 0.94 0.06 0.12 1b vs. 2b 4.41 4 ns
(3b) Indicator intercept invariant (strong invariance) 38 220.64 0.94 0.06 0.11 2b vs. 3b 5.32 4 ns

*p < 0.05.