What if My Common Method Bias Test Is Non-Significant in SEM Model?

You can state in your research that common method bias is not a substantial concern in your research (do not state that it is not present—it could be present but at very low levels). In your research, you could even present the chi-square difference test showing that common method bias was not prevalent. With a non-significant common method bias test, there is no need to include the common method latent factor in the structural analysis.Your common method test has shown that this potential bias is not a concern moving forward.

Source: Thakkar, J.J. (2020). “Procedural Steps in Structural Equation Modelling”. In: Structural Equation Modelling. Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol 285. Springer, Singapore.