Cross-cultural measurement invariance in the satisfaction with food-related life scale in older adults from two developing countries

Table 1 Measurement invariance for SWFL model between Chilean and Ecuadorian older adults’ samples

Model	χ²	df	D_SB χ²	D_df	p_D_SB χ²	RMSEA	CFI	TLI
Model 0 Configural (without invariance)	35.294	12	-	-	-	0.050	0.998	0.997
Model 1 Weak (loadings fixed)	43.474	15	4.651	3	0.199	0.049	0.998	0.997
Model 2 Strong (loadings and thresholds fixed)	63.928	33	33.104	18	0.016	0.035	0.998	0.999
Model 3 Strong partially invariance (loadings and thresholds fixed, with thresholds of item 1 freed)	55.560	32	25.880	17	0.077	0.049	0.998	0.999
Model 4 Strict invariance (loadings, thresholds fixed, with thresholds of item 1 freed and residuals fixed)	51.345	37	3.970	5	0.554	0.022	0.999	0.999

χ2 = Chi square
df = Degrees of freedom
SB χ2 = Satorra-Bentler adjustment of Chi-square
D = Delta between a model and previous model
D_SB χ2 = Delta of Satorra-Bentler adjustment of Chi-square
D_df = Delta of degrees of freedom
p_D_SB χ2 = Statistical significance of Delta of Satorra-Bentler adjustment of Chi-square
RMSEA = Root Mean Square Error of Approximations
CFI = Comparative Fit Index
D_CFI = Delta of CFI
TLI = Tuker-Lewis Index

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