TABLE V.
Multivariate Longitudinal Model-Fitting Results for Reactive and Proactive Aggression, at Ages 9–10 and 11–14 Years
| Overall fit |
Model difference test |
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| Model no. | −2LL | DF | AIC | BIC | Compared to model no. | Δχ2 | Δdf | P | |
| 1 | Cholesky: equate parameters in males and females | 10,486.14 | 4,192 | 2,102.14 | −8,250.46 | ||||
| 2 | 2-Factor Common Pathway: equate parameters in males and females | 10,491.27 | 4,199 | 2,093.27 | −8,270.43 | 1 | 5.13 | 7 | .64 |
| 2a | Drop common genetic factor | 10,510.03 | 4,202 | 2,106.03 | −8,270.70 | 2 | 18.77 | 3 | <.001 |
| 2b | Drop common shared environmental factor | 10,492.72 | 4,202 | 2,088.72 | −8,279.35 | 2 | 1.46 | 3 | .69 |
| 2c | Drop common genetic and shared environmental factors | 10,622.80 | 4,205 | 2,212.80 | −8,223.98 | 2 | 131.53 | 6 | <.001 |
| 2d | Drop common shared environmental factor and time-specific genetic effects (reactive and proactive aggression, Wave 1) and time-specific shared environmental effects (reactive and proactive aggression, Wave 2) | 10,495.79 | 4,206 | 2,083.79 | −8,290.70 | 2 | 4.52 | 7 | .72 |
−2LL, −2(log-likelihood); AIC, Akaike’s Information Criterion; BIC, Bayesian Information Criterion.