The Chinese version of the stigma of loneliness scale in people with chronic diseases: an assessment of psychometric characteristics

Table 8 The results of the equivalence analysis of the SLS (N鈥�=鈥�386)

Model		蠂²/df	CFI	IFI	TLI	SRMR	RMSEA (90%CI)	鈭咰贵滨
Gender equivalence test	M1	4.142	0.976	0.976	0.965	0.026	0.067 (0.059鈥墌鈥�0.076)	听
	M2	3.720	0.976	0.976	0.969	0.027	0.062 (0.054鈥墌鈥�0.070)	0.005
	M3	3.641	0.974	0.974	0.970	0.028	0.061 (0.054鈥墌鈥�0.069)	0.001
	M4	3.480	0.970	0.970	0.972	0.029	0.059 (0.053鈥墌鈥�0.066)	0.002
Equivalence test of the ways of seeking help	M1	4.510	0.973	0.973	0.961	0.023	0.071 (0.062鈥墌鈥�0.079)	听
	M2	4.107	0.973	0.973	0.966	0.024	0.067 (0.059鈥墌鈥�0.075)	0.0001
	M3	3.755	0.973	0.973	0.970	0.024	0.063 (0.055鈥墌鈥�0.070)	0.0004
	M4	3.670	0.969	0.968	0.970	0.048	0.062 (0.055鈥墌鈥�0.069)	0.004

Note: M1, Configural Invariance model; M2, Weak Invariance model; M3, Strong Invariance model; M4, Strict Invariance model; RMSEA: root mean square error of approximation; CFI: comparative鈥俧it鈥俰ndex; IFI: incremental fit index; TLI: Tucker-Lewis鈥俰ndex; PNFI: parsimonious normed fit index; PCFI: Parsimonious Comparative Fit Index; SRMR: standardized root mean square residual

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