Table 6 Measurement invariance across gender, class standing, family income and parental educational level
Model | Â | Model Fit Indices | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
χ2 (df) | Δχ2 (Δdf) | CFI | ΔCFI | RMSEA | ΔRMSEA | ||
Gender | Configural | 14.876 (14) | Â | 0.999 | Â | 0.008 | Â |
Weak factorial | 29.786 (20) | 14.910 (6) | 0.986 | −0.013 | 0.022 | 0.014 | |
Strict factorial | 120.542 (35) | 105.666 (21) | 0.879 | −0.120 | 0.049 | 0.041 | |
Class standing | Configural | 19.403 (21) | Â | 1.000 | Â | 0.000 | Â |
Weak factorial | 45.532 (33) | 26.129 (12) | 0.984 | −0.016 | 0.019 | 0.019 | |
Strict factorial | 92.212 (63) | 72.809 (42) | 0.963 | −0.037 | 0.021 | 0.021 | |
Family income | Configural | 55.048 (49) | Â | 0.993 | Â | 0.011 | Â |
Weak factorial | 76.808 (61) | 21.76 (12) | 0.982 | −0.011 | 0.016 | 0.005 | |
Strict factorial | 133.169 (91) | 78.121 (42) | 0.951 | −0.042 | 0.021 | 0.010 | |
Education(F) | Configural | 21.631 (21) | Â | 0.999 | Â | 0.005 | Â |
Weak factorial | 40.759 (33) | 19.128 (12) | 0.990 | −0.009 | 0.015 | 0.010 | |
Strict factorial | 71.74 (63) | 50.109 (42) | 0.989 | −0.010 | 0.012 | 0.007 | |
Education(M) | Configural | 29.091 (21) | Â | 0.990 | Â | 0.019 | Â |
Weak factorial | 35.77 (33) | 6.679 (12) | 0.997 | 0.007 | 0.009 | −0.010 | |
Strict factorial | 78.222 (63) | 49.131 (42) | 0.981 | −0.009 | 0.015 | −0.004 | |