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Table 4 Fit indices for multiple-group measurement invariance tests of the Reproductive Agency Scale 17 (RAS-17) across Qatari and non-Qatari Arab pregnant women (N=684) attending prenatal appointments at Hamad Medical Corporation Maternity Hospital in Doha, Qatar

From: The Reproductive Agency Scale (RAS-17): development and validation in a cross-sectional study of pregnant Qatari and non-Qatari Arab Women

Model

Free params

χ2 (df)

RMSEA

90% CI RMSEA

CFI

TLI

∆χ2

p-value χ2

M1: Configural invariance

116

577.88 (232)

.07

.06–.07

.94

.93

–

–

M2: Full metric invariance

102

594.36(246)

.06

.06–.07

.94

.93

–

–

M3: Partial metric invariance

(removed: fommovie)

103

575.76 (242)

.06

.06–.07

.94

.94

20.80

.08

M4: Full scalar invariance

68

679.41 (280)

.07

.06–.07

.93

.93

–

–

M5: Partial scalar invariance

(thresholds freed: univedu, wkouthm, dleavehm)

73

616.95 (275)

.06

.05–.07

.94

.94

47.65

.02*

M6: Full strict invariance

90

603.55 (258)

.06

.06–.07

.94

.94

–

–

M7: Partial strict invariance

(residual freed: wkouthm)

74

610.34 (274)

.06

.05–.07

.94

.94

20.86

.18

  1. Note: Params = parameter. Statistics ∆χ2 and p-valueχ2 are associated with difference testing. CFA uses WLSMV estimation, probit link. Mplus handles missingness with multiple imputation using Bayesian analysis
  2. *p < .05
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