Table 3.

Results from the measurement invariance analyses

Fit index	Configural invariance model	Weak invariance model	Strong/scalar invariance model	Strict invariance model
CFI	0.924	0.921	0.901	0.856
ΔCFI		−0.003	−0.020	−0.045
TLI	0.916	0.919	0.904	0.868
RMSEA	0.044	0.043	0.047	0.055
ΔRMSEA		−0.001	0.004	0.008
SRMR	0.061	0.069	0.072	0.076
ΔSRMR		0.008	0.003	0.004
AIC	119 292	119 491	120 041	122 106
BIC	121 565	121 251	121 289	122 771
χ2	7118	7493	8219	10 484
df	1360	1448	1536	1636
χ2 diff		129.43	2141.26	856.81
df diff		88	88	100
p diff		<0.001	<0.001	<0.001

Note: ΔCFI/RMSEA/SRMR in bold indicate a difference in the respective fit index that exceeds the nested model-criteria for invariance.