Is the meaning of subjective well-being similar in Latin American countries? A cross-cultural measurement invariance study of the WHO-5 well-being index during the COVID-19 pandemic

Table 4 Unidimensional model fit indices and invariance models by country

Unidimensional model	χ²	df	p	SRMR	TLI	CFI	RMSEA	Δχ²	Δdf	p	ΔCFI	ΔRMSEA
Total sample	538.24	5	.000	.022	.98	.99	.143	–	–	–	–	–
By country
Configural	218.34	60	.000	.019	.97	.98	.078	–	–	–	–	–
Metric	207.47	104	.000	.029	.98	.99	.048	51.24	44	.211	.01	− .03
Scalar	337.29	148	.000	.035	.98	.98	.054	71.07	44	.001	− .01	.01
Strict	393.31	203	.000	.043	.98	.98	.047	65.93	55	.149	.00	− .01

χ2, Chi square; df, degrees of freedom; SRMR: standardized root mean square residual; TLI, Tucker-Lewis Index; CFI, Comparative fit index; RMSEA, root mean square error of approximation; Δχ2, Differences in Chi square; Δdf, Differences in degrees of freedom; ΔRMSEA, Change in Root Mean Square Error of Approximation; ΔCFI, Change in Comparative Fix Index

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