Table 7.
Invariance measurement testing using permutation based on industrial sectors
| Constructs | Compositional invariance (correlation = 1) |
Partial measurement invariance established | Equal mean assessment |
Equal variance assessment |
Full measurement invariance established | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C = 1 | Confidence interval | Differences | Confidence interval | Equal | Differences | Confidence interval | Equal | |||
| SSM-J | 0.995 | [0.984, 1.000] | Yes | 0.344 | [-0.436, 0.453] | Yes | 0.864 | [-0.441, 0.452] | No | No |
| SSM-R | 0.996 | [0.997, 1.000] | No | 1.158 | [-0.438, 0.442] | No | -0.503 | [-0.510, 0.503] | Yes | No |
| Scom | 0.992 | [0.992, 1.000] | Yes | -1.100 | [-0.440, 0.439] | No | 0.032 | [-0.544, 0.511] | Yes | No |
| SB-P | 0.995 | [0.971, 1.000] | Yes | -0.359 | [-0.443, 0.443] | Yes | 0.470 | [-0.463, 0.486] | Yes | Yes |
SB-P, safety participation; Scom, safety communication; SSM-J, SSM-job; SSM-R, SSM-relation; SSM, safety silence motive.