Table 7 Measurement invariance testing results using MICOM (male vs. female).
Constructs | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 (a) | Step 3 (b) | Full measurement invariance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Configurational invariance | Correlation c-value | 5% quantile of Cu | Compositional invariance | Difference in the composite variance ratio | 95% confidence interval | Difference in the composite variance ratio | 95% confidence interval | ||
PE | Yes | 0.995 | 0.992 | Yes | 0.122 | −0.141, 0.139 | −0.099 | −0.202, 0.191 | No/Yes |
EE | Yes | 1.000 | 0.998 | Yes | 0.038 | −0.143, 0.138 | 0.005 | −0.152, 0.168 | Yes/Yes |
SI | Yes | 0.999 | 0.998 | Yes | 0.090 | −0.141, 0.136 | 0.018 | −0.182, 0.192 | Yes/Yes |
FC | Yes | 0.999 | 0.997 | Yes | 0.146 | −0.148, 0.138 | −0.007 | −0.177, 0.165 | No/Yes |
PC | Yes | 0.999 | 0.994 | Yes | −0.107 | −0.136, 0.133 | 0.001 | −0.152, 0.160 | Yes/Yes |
PR | Yes | 0.999 | 0.998 | Yes | −0.118 | −0.147, 0.130 | −0.048 | −0.162, 0.148 | Yes/Yes |
FA | Yes | 1.000 | 0.999 | Yes | 0.006 | −0.142, 0.134 | −0.076 | −0.201, 0.198 | Yes/Yes |
TIF | Yes | 0.999 | 0.999 | Yes | 0.078 | −0.143, 0.135 | 0.001 | −0.142, 0.158 | Yes/Yes |
PI | Yes | 0.999 | 0.996 | Yes | 0.094 | −0.148, 0.140 | 0.046 | −0.170, 0.168 | Yes/Yes |
BI | Yes | 1.000 | 0.998 | Yes | 0.150 | −0.154, 0.140 | 0.063 | −0.164, 0.190 | No/Yes |
