TABLE 5.
ML invariance alignment (IA) in all seven countries.
| Parameters | Items | Med | SD | Min | Max | Country | R 2 | % | ||||||
| Factorial weight | 1 | 0.86 | 0.11 | 0.75 | 1.06 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0.99 | 0.0% |
| 2 | −1.05 | 0.11 | −1.06 | −0.79 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 3 | 0.81 | 0.08 | 0.73 | 0.95 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 4 | 1.07 | 0.10 | 0.95 | 1.27 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 5 | −0.99 | 0.09 | −1.01 | −0.73 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 6 | 1.09 | 0.10 | 0.88 | 1.14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 7 | −0.43 | 0.14 | −0.48 | −0.10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 8 | 0.87 | 0.06 | 0.80 | 0.99 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 9 | 1.01 | 0.09 | 0.91 | 1.15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 10 | −1.14 | 0.07 | −1.22 | −1.07 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 11 | 1.14 | 0.08 | 1.07 | 1.29 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 14 | −0.75 | 0.09 | −0.90 | −0.64 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 15 | −0.17 | 0.08 | −0.28 | −0.06 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 17 | −1.02 | 0.05 | −1.07 | −0.95 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 18 | −0.87 | 0.07 | −1.01 | −0.86 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 19 | −1.03 | 0.08 | −1.15 | −0.89 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 20 | 0.95 | 0.06 | 0.87 | 1.04 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Intercept | 1 | 4.64 | 0.05 | 4.62 | 4.75 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0.99 | 10.1% |
| 2 | 3.92 | 0.16 | 3.69 | 4.16 | 1 | (2) | 3 | (4) | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 3 | 5.90 | 0.19 | 5.59 | 6.16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | (4) | 5 | 6 | (7) | |||
| 4 | 5.92 | 0.09 | 5.79 | 5.99 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 5 | 3.99 | 0.09 | 3.86 | 4.19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 6 | 5.47 | 0.11 | 5.38 | 5.63 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 7 | 2.41 | 0.37 | 2.22 | 3.09 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | (5) | (6) | 7 | |||
| 8 | 5.37 | 0.05 | 5.33 | 5.48 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 9 | 5.83 | 0.02 | 5.78 | 5.84 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 10 | 2.64 | 0.13 | 2.47 | 2.87 | 1 | 2 | 3 | (4) | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 11 | 5.42 | 0.09 | 5.36 | 5.55 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 14 | 3.32 | 0.33 | 3.16 | 3.96 | (1) | (2) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | (7) | |||
| 15 | 3.81 | 0.15 | 3.62 | 4.06 | (1) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 17 | 2.53 | 0.08 | 2.44 | 2.67 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 18 | 2.78 | 0.10 | 2.74 | 2.98 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 19 | 3.11 | 0.09 | 2.95 | 3.19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 20 | 5.76 | 0.12 | 5.61 | 5.99 | 1 | 2 | 3 | (4) | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
% = Percentage of item parameters without invariance. Parentheses indicate that the parameter is not invariant for that specific group (country).