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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Aggress Behav. 2009 Nov–Dec;35(6):437–452. doi: 10.1002/ab.20319

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
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.