Psychometric properties of an Arabic translation of the meaning in life scale in a sample of young adults

BMC Psychiatry

Table 2 Measurement Invariance across Gender in the total sample

Model	χ²	df	CFI	RMSEA	SRMR	Model Comparison	Δχ²	ΔCFI	ΔRMSEA	ΔSRMR	Δdf	p
Model 1: 10-item MLQ
Configural	405.12	90	0.744	0.125	0.102
Metric	395.12	76	0.751	0.130	0.101	Configural vs. metric	17.169	0.007	0.005	0.001	8	0.028
Scalar	405.12	84	0.744	0.125	0.102	Metric vs. scalar	17.169	0.007	0.005	0.001	8	0.028
Model 2: 8-item MLQ
Configural	91.321	50	0.971	0.049	0.040
Metric	82.135	44	0.973	0.050	0.039	Configural vs. metric	9.186	0.002	0.001	0.001	6	0.163
Scalar	91.321	50	0.971	0.049	0.040	Metric vs. scalar	9.186	0.002	0.001	0.001	6	0.163

Note. CFI = Comparative fit index; RMSEA = Steiger-Lind root mean square error of approximation; SRMR = Standardised root mean square residual

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