Table 4 Analysis of measurement invariance of the BSI-18 three-factorial model between groups of age and gender
Model | χ2(df) | Δχ2 | p | CFI | ΔCFI | GH | ΔGH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender Multi-group Analysis (Female/Male) | |||||||
Configural invariance | 628.82 (264) | .900 | .916 | ||||
Female | 295.711 (132) | .916 | .963 | ||||
Male | 335.521 (132) | .881 | .945 | ||||
Metric invariance | 647.59 (281) | 18.77 | .342 | .899 | .001 | .917 | .001 |
Scalar invariance | 689.77 (295) | 42.18 | < .001 | .891 | .008 | .910 | .007 |
Strict invariance | 711.41 (313) | 21.64 | .248 | .890 | .001 | .908 | .002 |
Age Multi-group Analysis (60–64, 65–69, 70–74, ≤ 75) | |||||||
Configural invariance | 1069.61 (528) | .870 | .936 | ||||
60–64 | 291.785 (132) | .916 | .953 | ||||
65–69 | 285.490 (132) | .856 | .933 | ||||
70–74 | 276.288 (132) | .830 | .931 | ||||
≤ 75 | 216.042 (132) | .872 | .931 | ||||
Metric invariance | 1123.38 (579) | 53.77 | .369 | .869 | .001 | .936 | .000 |
Scalar invariance | 1208.76 (621) | 85.38 | < .001 | .859 | .010 | .931 | .005 |
Strict invariance | 1268.30 (675) | 59.54 | .281 | .857 | .002 | .931 | .000 |