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Published in final edited form as: Psychol Assess. 2022 Aug 18;34(10):966–977. doi: 10.1037/pas0001160

Table 3.

Model fit statistics for multilevel confirmatory factor analysis models examining the PANAS

Model	Number of factors at each level	χ ²	df	p-value	TLI	RMSEA	SRMR Between	SRMR Within
Model 1 Levels: 3 (Person, day, and moment)	Person: 2 Day: 2 Moment: 2	16171.192	753	<.001	0.752	0.023	Person-level: 0.072 Day-level: 0.384	0.080
Model 2 Levels: 3 (Person, day, and moment) PA and NA item correlations specified at day-level	Person: 2 Moment: 2	13302.490	637	<.001	0.760	0.023	Person-level: 0.072 Day-level: 6.121	0.057
Model 3 Levels: 2 (Person, moment)	Person: 2 Moment: 2	16353.294	502	<.001	0.724	0.029	0.072	0.061
Model 4 Levels: 2 (Person, moment)	Person: 3 Moment: 3	7643.799	498	<.001	0.875	0.019	0.06	0.040
Model 4a Levels: 2 (Person, moment)	^Person: 3 ^ Moment: 3	7490.338	492	<.001	0.876	0.019	0.059	0.038
Model 4b Levels: 2 (Person, moment)	^* Person:3 ^* ^{^} Moment: 3	5992.196	490	<.001	0.902	0.017	0.059	0.037
Model 5 Levels: 2 (Person, moment)	Person: 4 Moment: 4	20318.774	492	<.001	0.648	0.032	0.095	0.065

Note. TLI = Tucker Lewis Fit Index, RMSEA = Root Mean Square Error of Approximation, SRMR = standardized root mean residual.

Bolded text to highlight Model 3b chosen as final model.

Low-arousal subfactor of NA (NA and Low Energy factors specified as uncorrelated)

^{^}

Momentary -level residual variances specified between “angry” and “annoyed” and between “pleased” and “contented”