Table 4.
Analysis of measurement invariance (Sample 2).
| Model | χ2(df) | Δχ2 | Δdf | p | CFI | ΔCFI | GH | ΔGH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender mutligroup analysis (female/male) | ||||||||
| Configural invariance | 7.11 (4) | 0.999 | 0.999 | |||||
| Metric invariance | 18.35 (7) | 11.24 | 3 | 0.010 | 0.996 | 0.003 | 0.998 | 0.001 |
| Scalar invariance | 37.95 (10) | 19.60 | 3 | <0.001 | 0.990 | 0.006 | 0.994 | 0.004 |
| Strict invariance | 43.49 (14) | 5.54 | 4 | 0.236 | 0.988 | 0.002 | 0.994 | 0.000 |
| Age multigroup analysis (14–29, 30–39, 40–49, 50–59, 60–69, ≥70) | ||||||||
| Configural invariance | 13.66 (12) | 0.999 | 10.000 | |||||
| Metric invariance | 33.73 (27) | 200.07 | 15 | 0.169 | 0.998 | 0.001 | 0.999 | 0.001 |
| Scalar invariance | 57.17 (42) | 23.44 | 15 | 0.075 | 0.995 | 0.003 | 0.997 | 0.002 |
| Strict invariance | 97.54 (62) | 40.37 | 20 | 0.004 | 0.986 | 0.009 | 0.993 | 0.004 |
| Weight status multigroup analysis (<25, 25–30, >30) | ||||||||
| Configural invariance | 8.768 (6) | 0.999 | 0.999 | |||||
| Metric invariance | 9.733 (12) | 0.965 | 6 | 0.987 | 1.000 | 0.001 | 1.000 | 0.001 |
| Scalar invariance | 21.174 (18) | 11.441 | 6 | 0.076 | 0.999 | 0.001 | 0.999 | 0.001 |
| Strict invariance | 59.671 (26) | 38.497 | 8 | <0.001 | 0.985 | 0.014 | 0.993 | 0.006 |