Factorial validity and measurement invariance across gender groups of the German version of the Interpersonal Reactivity Index

Table 3 Measurement invariance of SPF-IRI across gender groups based on ESEM

MGCFA comparison		Equal parameters	df	χ²	Δdf	Δχ²	CFI	TLI	RMSEA [CI₉₀]	SRMR	AIC	BIC
M1	Configural invariance		124	701.96^**	–	–	.940	.884	.057 [.053–.061]	.024	107655	108729
M2	Metric invariance	1	172	679.47^**	48	51.53	.947	.927	.045 [.042–.049]	.029	107637	108424
M3	Scalar invariance	1,2	184	743.52^**	12	65.50^**	.942	.924	.046 [.043–.049]	.032	107680	108395
M4	Strict invariance	1,2,3	200	815.79^**	16	71.98^**	.936	.923	.046 [.043–.050]	.047	107731	108351
M5	Structural: (co)variances	1,2,3,4	210	832.57^**	10	18.43^*	.935	.926	.045 [.042–.049]	.053	107733	108294
M6	Structural: means	1,2,3,4,5	214	997.05^**	4	179.93^**	.919	.909	.050 [.047–.054]	.069	107907	108443

Note: Model fit: ^*p < .05, ^**p < .001. Accepted model printed in bold. χ² values are Satorra-Bentler scaled. Equal parameters: 1 = loadings, 2 = intercepts, 3 = residuals, 4 = (co)variances, 5 = latent means

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