Vicious cycle of emotion regulation and ODD symptoms among Chinese school-age children with ODD: a random intercept cross-lagged panel model

Table 2 Model fit and comparison for measurement invariance

Variable	Models	χ² (df)	CFI	SRMR	RMSEA	△CFI	△RMSEA
Teacher ratings
ODD symptoms
	Configural invariance	3.997 (48)	0.977	0.064	0.066	–	–
	Metric invariance	4.814 (62)	0.972	0.068	0.075	−0.005	0.009
	Scalar invariance	5.433 (78)	0.964	0.068	0.080	−0.008	0.005
Emotion regulation
	Configural invariance	1.567 (51)	0.971	0.045	0.029	–	–
	Metric invariance	1.443 (65)	0.971	0.050	0.026	0.000	−0.003
	Scalar invariance	1.466 (81)	0.962	0.051	0.026	−0.009	0.000
Emotion lability/negativity
	Configural invariance	0.000 (0)	1.000	0.006	0.033	–	–
	Metric invariance	0.673 (4)	1.000	0.006	0.033	0.000	0.000
	Scalar invariance	2.043 (10)	0.995	0.006	0.034	−0.005	0.001
Parents ratings
ODD symptoms
	Configural invariance	165.114 (48)	0.939	0.038	0.053	–	–
	Metric invariance	193.858 (62)	0.931	0.039	0.051	−0.008	−0.002
	Scalar invariance	222.833 (78)	0.923	0.040	0.048	−0.008	−0.003
Emotion regulation
	Configural invariance	73.572 (51)	0.964	0.043	0.052	–	–
	Metric invariance	87.333 (65)	0.962	0.054	0.045	−0.002	−0.007
	Scalar invariance	89.273 (81)	0.962	0.062	0.044	0.000	−0.001
Emotion lability/negativity
	Configural invariance	0.000 (0)	1.000	0.030	0.028	–	–
	Metric invariance	8.491 (4)	0.992	0.030	0.020	−0.008	−0.008
	Scalar invariance	13.177 (10)	0.995	0.030	0.013	0.003	−0.007

CFI = Comparative Fit Index; RMSEA = Root Mean Square Error of Approximation; SRMR = Standardized Root Mean Square Residual

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