Teachers’ Emotions: Validation of the Teacher Emotions Scales in Albanian
Table 7
Tests of measurement invariance for the German, English, and Albanian versions of the TES.
df
χ2
CFI
RMSEA
Δχ2
ΔCFI
ΔRMSEA
German vs. Albanian comparison
General scale
Configural invariance
82
161.79
.936
.066
/
/
/
Metric invariance
90
175.83
.931
.065
14.05
.005
.001
Scalar invariance
98
302.65
.835
.097
126.81
.096
.031
Student-group-specific scale
Configural invariance
82
224.75
.983
.086
/
/
/
Metric invariance
90
240.62
.983
.084
15.86
.001
.002
Scalar invariance
98
287.63
.978
.091
47.02
.005
.006
English vs. Albanian comparison
General scale
Configural invariance
82
190.20
.944
.068
/
/
/
Metric invariance
90
211.33
.937
.069
21.13
.007
.001
Scalar invariance
98
414.61
.835
.107
203.28
.102
.038
Student-group-specific scale
Configural invariance
82
188.77
.987
.067
/
/
/
Metric invariance
90
210.43
.986
.068
21.66
.002
.001
Scalar invariance
98
318.68
.974
.089
108.25
.012
.020
Note. df, degree of freedom; χ2, chi-square; CFI, comparative fit index; SRMR, standardized root mean residuals; RMSEA, root mean square error of approximation.
