Evaluating the psychometric properties of the mental health continuum-short form (MHC-SF) in Dutch adolescents

Table 5 Measurement Invariance across Gender and Grades (Model 3)

Model	SB χ²	df	RMSEA	∆RMSEA	CFI	∆CFI	SRMR	∆SRMR
Gender invariance
1. Configural	735.84	148	.083	–	.919	–	.053	–
2. Metric	750.37	159	.080	.003	.919	.000	.055	.002
3. Scalar	806.59	170	.080	.000	.913	.006	.059	.004
4. Strict	845.14	184	.079	.001	.909	.004	.060	.001
Grade invariance
1. Configural	806.67	222	.083	–	.921	–	.055	–
2. Metric	826.44	244	.079	.004	.921	.000	.059	.004
3. Scalar	872.13	266	.077	.002	.918	.003	.061	.002
4. Strict	956.77	294	.076	.001	.910	.008	.064	.003

Notes. SB χ² Santorra-Bentler Chi Squared test, df degrees of freedom, CI confidence interval, RMSEA root mean square error of approximation, CFI comparative fit index, SRMR standardised root mean square residual. Criteria for interpreting model fit are: RSMEA < .08, CFI > .90, and SRMR ≤ .08

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