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. 2020 Nov 24;8:575374. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.575374

Table 3.

Measurement invariance of bifactor model across gender, educational level, and setting using entire sample.

χ2 or (Δχ2) df or (Δdf) p-value CFI or (ΔCFI)a RMSEA or (ΔRMSEA)a
Gender (male vs. female)
    1. Configural 41.25 102 1.00 1.000 0.000
    2. Loadings constrained 65.02 125 1.00 1.000 0.000
    3. Loadings and intercepts constrained 72.51 135 0.98 1.000 0.000
    2. vs. 1. (23.77) (23) 0.42 (0.000) (0.000)
    3. vs. 2. (7.49) (10) 0.68 (0.000) (0.000)
Educational level (≤elementary vs. ≥junior high)
    1. Configural 49.80 102 1.00 1.000 0.000
    2. Loadings constrained 92.32 125 0.99 1.000 0.000
    3. Loadings and intercepts constrained 104.67 135 0.98 1.000 0.000
    2. vs. 1. (42.52) (23) 0.008 (0.000) (0.000)
    3. vs. 2. (12.35) (10) 0.26 (0.000) (0.000)
Setting (community vs. institution)
    1. Configural 38.39 102 1.00 1.000 0.000
    2. Loadings constrained 71.76 125 1.00 1.000 0.000
    3. Loadings and intercepts constrained 77.91 135 1.00 1.000 0.000
    2. vs. 1. (33.37) (23) 0.07 (0.000) (0.000)
    3. vs. 2. (6.16) (10) 0.80 (0.000) (0.000)
Age (< 70 years vs. 70 years)
    1. Configural 52.54 102 1.00 1.000 0.000
    2. Loadings constrained 80.23 125 0.999 1.000 0.000
    3. Loadings and intercepts constrained 82.48 135 1.00 1.000 0.000
    2. vs. 1. (27.69) (23) 0.23 (0.000) (0.000)
    3. vs. 2. (2.25) (10) 0.99 (0.000) (0.000)
a

CFI, comparative fit index; RMSEA, root mean square error of approximation.