Table 3.
Measurement Invariance across the Three Countries for Personality Dimensions, Employability and Proactive Attitude Scales.
| Dimensions/scales | χ2 | dƒ | χ2/dƒ | p | CFI | TLI | RMSEA | Δχ2 | Δdƒ | p | ΔCFI | ΔTLI | ΔRMSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZKA-PQ/SF (MI ≥ 40) | |||||||||||||
| Configural Invariance | 1239.50 | 459 | 2.70 | <.001 | .862 | .829 | .042 | ||||||
| Metric Invariance | 1349.14 | 499 | 2.70 | <.001 | .850 | .828 | .042 | 109.64 | 40 | <.001 | .012 | .001 | <.001 |
| Invariance | 1491.29 | 529 | 2.82 | <.001 | .830 | .817 | .043 | 142.15 | 30 | <.001 | .020 | .011 | .001 |
| SD3 (MI ≥ 30) | |||||||||||||
| Configural Invariance | 166.46 | 69 | 2.41 | <.001 | .939 | .904 | .038 | ||||||
| Metric Invariance | 189.93 | 81 | 2.35 | <.001 | .931 | .908 | .037 | 23.46 | 12 | .024 | .008 | .004 | .001 |
| Scalar Invariance | 210.85 | 93 | 2.27 | <.001 | .926 | .914 | .036 | 20.92 | 12 | .052 | .005 | .006 | .001 |
| PAS (MI ≥ 20) | |||||||||||||
| Configural Invariance | 114.33 | 54 | 2.12 | <.001 | .958 | .934 | .034 | ||||||
| Metric Invariance | 144.60 | 68 | 2.13 | <.001 | .946 | .933 | .034 | 30.27 | 14 | <.001 | .012 | .001 | <.001 |
| Scalar Invariance | 164.88 | 70 | 2.35 | <.001 | .933 | .920 | .037 | 20.28 | 2 | <.001 | .013 | .013 | .003 |
| PES (MI ≥ 20) | |||||||||||||
| Configural Invariance | 217.02 | 84 | 2.58 | <.001 | .947 | .915 | .041 | ||||||
| Metric Invariance | 235.33 | 102 | 2.31 | <.001 | .947 | .930 | .037 | 18.30 | 18 | .435 | <.001 | .015 | .004 |
| Scalar Invariance | 242.42 | 104 | 2.33 | <.001 | .945 | .928 | .037 | 7.10 | 2 | .029 | .002 | .002 | <.001 |
Note: MI = Modification indices.