Table 2 Tests of measurement invariance.

From: Psychometric properties and norm values of a short screening version of the profile of mood states POMS from the German general population

 

χ2

Δχ2

df

Δdf

p

CFI

ΔCFI

RMSEA

ΔRMSEA

RMSEAD

Gender invariance

 

Baseline model

914.50

 

196

  

.957

 

.056

  

Metric invariance

921.75

7.25

208

12

.841

.958

.001

.054

.002

.000

Scalar invariance

971.89

50.14

220

12

 < .001

.956

.002

.054

.000

.036

Strict invariance

989.67

17.78

236

16

.337

.954

.002

.052

.002

.007

Age invariance

 

Baseline model

1029.07

 

294

  

.958

 

.056

  

Metric invariance

1067.01

37.91

318

24

.035

.958

.000

.055

.001

.015

Scalar invariance

1260.18

193.17

342

24

 < .001

.949

.009

.058

.003

.053

Strict invariance

1524.03

263.85

374

32

 < .001

.933

.016

.063

.005

.054

Partial strict invariancea

1415.24

155.06

370

28

 < .001

.939

.010

.060

.002

.043

  1. aThe residuals of items 15 and 16 were allowed to vary between groups for this model.
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