Determining the psychometric properties of the Enhancing Decision-making Assessment in Midwifery (EDAM) measure in a cross cultural context

Table 4 Comparison of models evaluating measurement and structural invariance of clinical reasoning and midwifery practice scales across country categorisation (Australia/UK)

Model and scale	χ² _(df)	χ² diff _(df)	p
Clinical reasoning
Configural	112.43 (50)
Measurement	116.59 (57)	4.15 (7)	0.76
Structural	119.31 (60)	6.88 (10)	0.74
Most constrained^a	122.01 (61)	9.57 (11)	0.57
Midwifery Practice
Configural	113.77 (68)
Measurement	128.67 (76)	14.89 (8)	0.06
Structural	129.66 (79)	15.89 (11)	0.14

^aRepresents the most constrained model to incorporate covariance of error residuals between item 2 and 3. Note: A non-significant χ² diff is indicative of invariance

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