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. 2022 Mar 19;17(5):2933–2966. doi: 10.1007/s11482-022-10048-w

Table B.

Study 1: WHC scale, five-correlated-factor model. Results of multi-group analyses

Multigroup comparisons Fit indices Test of invariance
Gender
Configural invariance

χ2(250) = 1246.34, p = 0.00

CFI = 0.94, RMSEA = 0.10, SRMR = 0.06

Metric invariance

χ2(263) = 1263.77, p =0.00

CFI = 0.94, RMSEA = 0.09, SRMR = 0.06

M1–M0

Δχ2(13) = 17.43, ns

ΔCFI = 0.00, ΔRMSEA = -0.001

ΔSRMR = -0.002

Factor covariance invariance

χ2(278) = 1278.31, p = 0.00

CFI = 0.94, RMSEA = 0.09, SRMR = 0.07

M2–M1

Δχ2(15) = 14.54, ns

ΔCFI = 0.00, ΔRMSEA = -0.003

ΔSRMR = 0.005

Residual invariance

χ2(296) = 1292.31, p = 0.00

CFI = 0.94, RMSEA = 0.09, SRMR = 0.07

M3–M2

Δχ2(18) = 14, ns

ΔCFI = 0.00, ΔRMSEA = -0.003

ΔSRMR = 0.000

Parental status
Configural invariance

χ2(250) = 1290.41, p = 0.00

CFI = 0.94, RMSEA = 0.10 SRMR = 0.07

Metric invariance

χ2(263) = 1302.13, p = 0.00

CFI = 0.94, RMSEA = 0.10, SRMR = 0.07

M1–M0

Δχ2(13) = 11.72 ns

ΔCFI = 0.00, ΔRMSEA = 0.000

ΔSRMR = -0.002

Factor covariance invariance

χ2(278) = 1328.92, p = 0.00

CFI = 0.94, RMSEA = 0.09, SRMR = 0.08

M2–M1

Δχ2(15) = 26.79, p = 0.03

ΔCFI = 0.00, ΔRMSEA = -0.002

ΔSRMR = 0.004

Residual invariance

χ2(296) = 1350.60, p = 0.00

CFI = 0.94, RMSEA = 0.09, SRMR = 0.07

M3–M2

Δχ2(18) = 21.68, ns

ΔCFI = 0.00, ΔRMSEA = -0.002

ΔSRMR = -0.001

Public-sector vs private-sector workers
Configural invariance

χ2(250) = 1216.00 p = 0.00

CFI = 0.94, RMSEA = 0.10, SRMR = 0.06

Metric invariance

χ2(263) = 1225.15, p = 0.00

CFI = 0.94, RMSEA = 0.10, SRMR = 0.07

M1–M0

Δχ2(13) = 9.15, ns

ΔCFI = 0.00, ΔRMSEA = 0.000

ΔSRMR = 0.002

Factor covariance invariance

χ2(278) = 1268.66, p = 0.00

CFI = 0.93, RMSEA = 0.09, SRMR = 0.08

M2–M1

Δχ2(15) = 43.51, p = 0.0002

ΔCFI = -0.01, ΔRMSEA = -0.001

ΔSRMR = 0.015

Residual invariance

χ2(296) = 1336.19, p = 0.00

CFI = 0.93, RMSEA = 0.09, SRMR = 0.08

M3–M2

Δχ2(18) = 67.53, p = 0.0000

ΔCFI = 0.00, ΔRMSEA = 0.00

ΔSRMR = 0.00