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Table 4 Test for invariance across gender and age

From: The relationship of parental rearing behavior and resilience as well as psychological symptoms in a representative sample

 

N

Chi2(df)

p for ΔChi2

CMIN/DF

CFI

ΔCFI

RMSEA

ΔRMSEA

Gender

        

Men

2,334

466.239 (45)

 

10.361

.961

 

.064

 

Women

2,702

564.179 (45)

 

12.537

.961

 

.066

 

Multigroup analysis

        

Unconstrained model

 

1,030.418 (90)

 

11.449

.961

 

.046

 

Equal measurement weights

 

1,041.934 (96)

.074

10.853

.961

<.001

.045

.001

Equal structural weights

 

1,049.651 (101)

.173

10.393

.961

<.001

.044

.001

Equal structural covariances

 

1,064.525 (107)

.021

9.949

.961

<.001

.042

.002

Equal structural residuals

 

1,089.146 (111)

<.001

9.812

.960

.001

.042

<.001

Equal measurement residuals

 

1,236.412 (123)

<.001

10.052

.954

.006

.043

.001

Age groups

        

<40 years

1,704

320.550 (45)

 

7.123

.966

 

.060

 

40-60 years

1,833

351.838 (45)

 

7.819

.964

 

.061

 

>60 years

1,499

371.740 (45)

 

8.261

.957

 

.070

 

Multigroup analysis

        

Unconstrained model

 

1,044.135 (135)

 

7.734

.962

 

.037

 

Equal measurement weights

 

1,070.816 (147)

.009

7.284

.962

<.001

.036

.001

Equal structural weights

 

1,095.570 (157)

.006

6.978

.961

.001

.035

.001

Equal structural covariances

 

1,189.183 (169)

<.001

7.037

.958

.003

.035

<.001

Equal structural residuals

 

1,225.187 (177)

<.001

6.922

.957

.001

.035

<.001

Equal measurement residuals

 

1,350.646 (201)

<.001

6.720

.952

.005

.034

.001

  1. Note: All p-values of Chi2-Test between the subgroups were significant with p < .001.
  2. Abbreviations: df degrees of freedom; CMIN/DF minimum discrepancy, divided by its degrees of freedom; CFI Comparative-Fit Index; RMSEA root mean square error of approximation.