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Table 5.

Comparison of alternative models.

	Model Fit						Model Comparison
Model	χ²	df^*	p	CFI⁺	RMSEA^#	SSA BIC^&	Δχ²	Δ df	p

Model 1: Full model (with mediation of SE and AIID trajectory effects on academic success	1307.4	497	<.001	.935	.032	73980
Model 2: No mediation of trajectory effects (paths from resources and problems to academic success constrained at 0)	1326.4	499	<.001	.934	.032	73990	19.0	2	.000

degrees of freedom

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Comparative Fit Index

Root Mean Square Error of Approximation

Sample size adjusted