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 9 Measurement invariance analysis for marital status, employment, and psychiatric history categories based on the theoretical three-factor model

Factor	χ² (df)	Δ χ² (Δdf)	Δ χ² P	CFI	Δ CFI	RMSEA	ΔRMSEA
Configural invariance: marital	1234 (186)			0.948		0.117
Metric invariance: marital	1631 (206)	403 (20)	< 0.0001	0.929	0.019	0.130	0.013
Configural invariance: employment	1265 (186)			0.942		0.119
Metric invariance: employment	1431 (206)	166 (20)	< 0.0001	0.934	0.008	0.120	0.001
Configural invariance: psych history	1179 (124)			0.945		0.117
Metric invariance: psych history	1246 (134)	65 (10)	< 0.0001	0.942	0.003	0.116	0.001

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