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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Mar 8.
Published in final edited form as: J Res Pers. 2009;43(5):737–746. doi: 10.1016/j.jrp.2009.04.008

Table 5.

Parameter estimates and fit statistics for alternative models describing fathers’ ratings of temperament in twin siblings.

a c d e b χ2 (df, p) AIC RMSEA
Attentional Focusing
ACE .29 .00 - .70 - 8.58 (3, .04) 2.58 .18
ADE .00 - .34 .66 - 7.43 (3, .06) 1.43 .15
ACE + b .61 .00 - .39 −.20 8.46 (2, .02) 4.46 .25
ADE + b .00 - .43 .57 −.05 7.09 (2, .03) 3.09 .22
Surgency/Extraversion
ACE .06 .00 - .94 - 29.70 (3, .00) 13.71 .40
ADE .00 - .26 .74 - 27.36 (3, .00) 21.36 .31
ACE + b .78 .00 - .22 −2.69 12.86 (2, .00) 8.86 .32
ADE + b .00 - .71 .29 −3.45 10.83 (2, .00) 6.83 .28
Activity
ACE .23 .00 - .76 - 20.69 (3, .00) 14.69 .31
ADE .00 - .36 .64 - 17.00 (3, .00) 11.00 .21
ACE + b .72 .00 - .28 −.30 11.88 (2, .00) 7.88 .31
ADE + b .00 - .65 .35 −.21 9.72 (2, .01) 5.72 .28
High-Intensity Pleasure
ACE .32 .00 - .68 - 13.12 (3, .00) 7.12 .24
ADE .00 - .46 .54 - 8.60 (3, .04) 2.60 .15
ACE + b .77 .00 - .23 −.23 3.29 (2, .19) −.71 .11
ADE + b .00 - .70 .30 −.19 2.08 (2, .35) −1.93 .04
Impulsivity
ACE .00 .00 - 1.00 - 8.10 (3, .04) 2.10 .14
ADE .00 - .00 1.00 - 8.10 (3, .04) 2.10 .14
ACE + b .58 .00 - .42 −.34 .83 (2, .66) −3.17 .00
ADE + b .00 - .48 .52 −.25 .57 (2, .75) −3.43 .00
Shyness
ACE .56 .00 - .44 - 8.20 (3, .04) 2.20 .18
ADE .00 - .62 .38 - 3.83 (3, .28) −2.19 .06
ACE + b .79 .00 - .21 −.19 2.81 (2, .25) −1.19 .07
ADE + b .00 - .71 .29 −.08 2.26 (2, .32) −1.74 .06