TABLE 4.
Reporting tests for measurement invariance.
Model | χ2 (df) | CFI | TLI | RMSEA (90% CI) | SRMR | Model comparison | Δχ2 (df) | Δ CFI | Δ TLI | Δ RMSEA | Decision |
Gendera | |||||||||||
M1: Configural invariance | 128.37** (69) | 0.948 | 0.932 | 0.064 (0.047–0.082) | 0.079 | ||||||
M2: Metric invariance | 144.77** (76) | 0.939 | 0.928 | 0.066 (0.050–0.082) | 0.110 | M1 | 16.40* (7) | 0.009 | 0.004 | 0.002 | Accept |
M3: Scalar invariance | 178.73** (86) | 0.918 | 0.915 | 0.072 (0.057–0.087) | 0.110 | M2 | 33.96** (10) | 0.021 | 0.014 | 0.006 | Reject |
M3a: Partial scalar invariance | 160.62** (83) | 0.932 | 0.926 | 0.067 (0.051–0.083) | 0.108 | M2 | 15.86* (7) | 0.007 | 0.002 | 0.001 | Accept |
Timeb | |||||||||||
M1: Configural invariance | 92.25* (68) | 0.980 | 0.973 | 0.041 (0.015–0.061) | 0.0637 | ||||||
M2: Metric invariance | 98.94* (76) | 0.981 | 0.977 | 0.038 (0.009–0.057) | 0.0622 | M1 | 6.69 (8) | −0.001 | −0.004 | 0.003 | Accept |
M3: Scalar invariance | 104.06 (86) | 0.985 | 0.984 | 0.031 (0.000–0.051) | 0.0623 | M2 | 5.13 (10) | −0.004 | −0.007 | 0.007 | Accept |
aNtime1 = 209
bNtime2 = 107.
*p < 0.05
**p < 0.001.