Table 4.
Goodness-of-fit indexes for alternative models of the second-order Motivation for Practicing Chinese Martial Arts (N = 226).
| χ 2 | df | χ2/df | GFI | AGFI | CFI | RMSEA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0. Null model | 2027.024 | 153 | 13.249 | 0.323 | 0.243 | 0.000 | 0.233 |
| 1. 1 First-order factor | 830.427 | 135 | 6.151 | 0.646 | 0.551 | 0.629 | 0.151 |
| 2. 5 First-order factors (Uncorrelated) | 573.189 | 135 | 4.246 | 0.760 | 0.695 | 0.766 | 0.120 |
| 3. 5 First-order factors (Correlated) | 253.067 | 125 | 2.025 | 0.894 | 0.854 | 0.932 | 0.067 |
| 4. 1 Second-order factor | 275.551 | 130 | 2.120 | 0.885 | 0.849 | 0.922 | 0.071 |
| Reference value | Smaller is better | Larger is better | < 3 | > 0.9 | > 0.9 | > 0.9 | < 0.08 |
df, Degrees of Freedom; GFI, Goodness of Fit Index; AGFI, Adjusted Goodness of Fit Index; CFI, Comparative Fit Index; RMSEA, Root Mean Square Error of Approximation.
Bold values are key indicators for calculating the target coefficient.