Table 2 Goodness-of-fit Indices of invariance tests between the two groups.

From: Effects of COVID-19-related stress and fear on depression in schizophrenia patients and the general population

Patients with schizophrenia-General population

Model Fit

χ2

df

p

TLI

CFI

RMSEA

Configural invariance

3827.927

538

0.000

0.914

0.923

0.061

Metrics invariance

3855.707

559

0.000

0.920

0.922

0.060

Scalar invariance

3885.814

580

0.000

0.923

0.920

0.059

Factor variance invariance

3893.612

584

0.000

0.922

0.916

0.059

  1. df degree of freedom, CFI Comparative fit index, TLI Tucker-Lewis Index, RMSEA Root Mean Square Error of Approximation.