Psychometric evaluation of the Japanese version of the fear of pain questionnaire-III and its association with dental anxiety: a cross-sectional study

Table 10 Measurement and structural variance across the presence of negative dental or medical experiences and gender

Model	X²	df	CFI	RMSEA	SRMR	AIC	BIC
The presence of negative dental or medical experiences
Overall model	292.6	95	0.943	0.072	0.055	14,251	14,459
NonEX model	283.9	95	0.922	0.084	0.051	9820	10,009
EX model	131.7	95	0.963	0.057	0.05	4448	4593
Configurel model	415.6	190	0.934	0.077	0.051	14,267	14,682
Metric model	430.8	209	0.935	0.073	0.057	14,244	14,584
Scalar model	456.5	219	0.93	0.074	0.059	14,250	14,549
Strict model
Gender
Overall model	292.6	95	0.943	0.072	0.055	14,251	14,459
Male model	228.6	95	0.926	0.084	0.053	6985	7156
Female model	209.3	95	0.933	0.078	0.069	7274	7445
Configurel model	437.9	190	0.929	0.081	0.061	14,259	14,674
Metric model	452.5	209	0.931	0.076	0.063	14,235	14,574
Scalar model	467.4	219	0.929	0.075	0.064	14,230	14,530
Strict model	496.2	233	0.925	0.075	0.064	14,231	14,474

Abbreviations: CFI, the comparative fit index; RMSEA, the root mean square error of approximation; SRMR, standardized root mean square residual; AIC, Akaike’s information criterion; BIC, Bayesian information criterion

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