Table 3.
Factor Mixture Model (FMM) Specifications
| Model | Description |
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| FMM-1 | Class-varying factor means (i.e., different EF performance); class-invariant factor loadings, intercepts, and residuals (i.e., the same EF structure); factor (co) variance fixed to zero (i.e., no within-class variability). |
| FMM-2 | Class-varying factor means and (co)variance; class-invariant factor loadings, intercepts, and residuals (i.e., strict invariance). |
| FMM-3 | Class-varying factor means and (co) variance; class-invariant factor loadings and intercepts; class-varying residuals (i.e., scalar invariance). |
| FMM-4 | Class-varying factor (co)variance; class-invariant factor loadings; class-varying intercepts and residuals (i.e., metric invariance); latent factor means fixed to zero. |
| FMM-5 | Class-varying factor loadings, intercepts and residuals (i.e., configural invariance); latent factor means and (co) variance fixed to zero. |
Note: Each model was systematically specified and evaluated across classes and factors.