The validity of the Physical Literacy in Children Questionnaire in children aged 4 to 12

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Table 3 Multiple-group analysis across sex and age group of the PL-C quest

Model	χ²	df	CFI	TLI	RMSEA [90%CI]	△CFI	△RMSEA
*Sex*
M₀ (configural)	2016.035	798	0.957	0.953	0.040 [0.038, 0.043]
M₁ (metric)	2039.665	824	0.957	0.955	0.040 [0.038, 0.042]	0.000	0.000
M₂ (scalar)	2314.977	880	0.949	0.950	0.042 [0.040, 0.044]	-0.008	0.002
*Age group*
M₀ (configural)	2576.32	1197	0.952	0.948	0.043 [0.041, 0.045]
M₁ (metric)	2683.57	1249	0.950	0.948	0.043 [0.041, 0.045]	-0.002	0.000
M₂ (scalar)	3253.82	1361	0.935	0.937	0.047 [0.045, 0.049]	-0.015	0.004

Probability level p < 0.05. Configural = whether factor structure is same across groups; Metric = whether factor loadings are the same across groups; Scalar = whether intercepts or thresholds are the same across groups
χ² chi-square, df degrees of freedom, CFI comparative fit index, TLI, Tucker-Lewis index, RMSEA Root Mean Square Error of Approximation, CI confidence interval

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