Table 3.

Chi-square difference tests based on log likelihood values

	− LL	SCF	d	Δ	df	p-value
Women
Baseline model	− 17,607.41	1.04	109
Full invariance	− 17,633.33	1.06	59	25.92	50	0.441
Men
Baseline model	− 13,083.84	1.03	109
Full invariance	− 13,133.47	1.06	59	49.64	50	< 0.001
Partial invariance	− 13,129.61	1.06	60	3.87	49	0.999

LL model log likelihood, SCF scaling correction factor of the robust maximum likelihood estimator; d = number of free parameters; Δ = difference test value; df = degree of freedom of the difference test