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Table 2 Multi-group analysis of fit indices by gender and age groups

From: The reliability and validity of a screening scale for online gaming disorder among Chinese adolescents and young adults

Model

χ2/df

p

TLI

CFI

RMSEA

Δ-RMSEA

Δ-CFI

Across gender group

 Male

5.98

<.001

0.91

0.93

0.07

/

/

 Female

4.70

<.001

0.93

0.94

0.07

/

/

 Configural invariance

5.34

<.001

0.92

0.93

0.05

/

/

 Metric invariance

5.14

<.001

0.92

0.93

0.05

−0.001

0

 Scalar invariance

5.22

<.001

0.92

0.93

0.05

−0.001

−0.007

 Residual invariance

5.60

<.001

0.91

0.92

0.05

0.001

−0.019

Across age group

 Below mean age

7.54

<.001

0.91

0.92

0.08

/

/

 Above mean age

4.05

<.001

0.90

0.91

0.06

/

/

 Configural invariance

5.79

<.001

0.89

0.92

0.05

/

/

 Metric invariance

5.65

<.001

0.90

0.92

0.05

−0.001

−0.003

 Scalar invariance

8.23

<.001

0.84

0.86

0.07

0.012

−0.061

 Residual invariance

8.64

<.001

0.83

0.84

0.07

0.013

−0.078

  1. χ2 chi-squared, df degrees of freedom, CFI comparative fit index, TLI Tucker-Lewis Index, RMSEA root-mean-square error of approximation, ΔCFI differences in the value of the Comparative Fit Index, ΔRMSEA differences in the value of the root-mean-square error of approximation