A phubbing scale tested in Bangladesh, Iran, and Pakistan: confirmatory factor, network, and Rasch analyses

BMC Psychiatry

Table 4 Measurement invariance of the 8-item Phubbing Scale in two-factor structure across 3 countries and genders/sexes

	χ²	df	CFI	RMSEA	SRMR	ΔCFI	ΔRMSEA	ΔSRMR
Across Country
Configural invariance	385.852	73	0.966	0.082	0.072
Metric (weak) invariance	252.763	69	0.980	0.065	0.059	0.014	-0.017	-0.013
Scalar (strong) invariance	445.542	81	0.960	0.084	0.073	-0.020	0.019	0.014
Across gender/sex
Configural invariance	191.529	73	0.987	0.051	0.053
Metric (weak) invariance	189.451	69	0.987	0.053	0.053	0.000	0.002	0.000
Scalar (strong) invariance	208.406	81	0.986	0.050	0.050	-0.001	-0.003	-0.003

df = degree of freedom; CFI = comparative fit index; RMSEA = root mean square error of approximation; SRMR = standardized root mean square residual

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