Table 4 Measurement invariance between primipara and multipara groups, and between the paternal and maternal PBI forms.

From: Factor structure of the parental bonding instrument for pregnant Japanese women

 

CFI

ΔCFI

Primiparous v.s. multiparous (n = 4094)

Configural invariance

0.901

 

Metric invariance

0.901

0.000

Scalar invariance

0.898

0.003

Residual invariance

0.888

0.010

Paternal v.s. maternal form (n = 4633)

Configural invariance

0.902

 

Metric invariance

0.893

0.009

Scalar invariance

0.833

0.060