Children’s Perceptions of Their Play: Scale Development and Validation
Table 4
Fit indices for CFA models for three grades and both genders on CPTP.
(a) Model fit for CPTP across three grades and two genders when analyzed separately
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Boys
Girls
Sample 1 Public schools
34.11
42.63
38.97
49.70
58.22
NNFI
.91
.94
.92
.93
.94
CFI
.95
.91
.96
.97
.96
IFI
.93
.95
.92
.96
.98
SRMR
.06
.04
.03
.01
.02
Sample 2 Private schools
49.72
58.61
50.23
51.49
48.77
NNFI
.90
.97
.99
.96
.95
CFI
.92
.98
.96
.94
.93
IFI
.93
.95
.94
.93
.91
SRMR
.07
.04
.02
.03
.04
(b) Fit indices for multiple-group CFA models across six age groups and two genders
NNFI
CFI
IFI
SRMR
Sample 1 Public schools
Congeneric model
128.79
.93
.96
.96
.05
Tau-equivalent model
168.93
.95
.94
.97
.04
Parallel model
427.54
.92
.90
.91
.16
Sample 2 Private schools
Congeneric model
141.08
.91
.95
.97
.05
Tau-equivalent model
192.77
.94
.97
.96
.03
Parallel model
506.28
.90
.93
.91
.08
Note. NNFI: nonnormed fit index; CFI: comparative fit index; IFI: incremental fit index; SRMR: standardized root-mean-square residual. The Congeneric model imposes the same number of factors and the same factor loading pattern across groups. The Tau-equivalent model additionally imposes equivalent factor loadings across groups above and beyond the Congeneric model. The Parallel model additionally imposes equivalent factor covariances and measurement errors across groups above and beyond the Tau-equivalent model.
