Validation of the factor structure and psychometric characteristics of the Arabic adaptation of the sense of coherence SOC-13 scale: a confirmatory factor analysis

Table 7 Measurement invariance analysis for males and females based on the theoretical three-factor model

Factor	χ² (df)	Δ χ² (Δdf)	Δ χ² P	CFI	Δ CFI	RMSEA	ΔRMSEA
Base: men	430 (62)			0.956		0.111
Base: women	710 (62)			0.933		0.118
Configural invariance gender	1141 (124)	431 (62)	< 0.0001	0.944	0.011	0.115	0.003
Metric invariance gender	1230 (134)	89 (10)	< 0.0001	0.940	0.004	0.115	0

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