Table 2.
Measurement Model Parameter Estimates for Core Study Measures (N = 1,011)
| Construct | Factor Loadinga | Measurement Errorb |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Church Attendance - Wave 5 | 1.000 | 0.000 |
| 2. God-Mediated Control - Wave 5 | ||
| A. Rely on Godc | .916 | .161 |
| B. Succeed with God's help | .953 | .091 |
| C. All things are possible | .951 | .095 |
| 3. Meaning in Life - Wave 5 | ||
| A. Values | .660 | .565 |
| B. Purpose | .855 | .269 |
| C. Goals | .825 | .320 |
| D. Past | .694 | .518 |
| 4. Optimism - Wave 5 | ||
| A. Look on bright side | .755 | .430 |
| B. Always expect best | .848 | .282 |
| C. Feel confident | .834 | .304 |
| 5. Self-Rated Health - Wave 5d | ||
| A. Rate overall health | .893 | .202 |
| B. Satisfied with health | .833 | .307 |
| C. Compare health to others | .582 | .662 |
| 6. Self-Rated Health - Wave 6 | ||
| A. Rate overall health | .905 | .180 |
| B. Satisfied with health | .850 | .277 |
| C. Compare health to others | .609 | .629 |
a
Factor loadings are from the completely standardized solution. The first-listed item for each latent construct was fixed at 1.0 in the unstandardized solution.
b
Measurement error terms are from the completely standardized solution. All factor loadings and measurement error terms are significant at the .001 level.
c
Item content is paraphrased for the purpose of identification. See Table 1 for the complete text of each indicator.
d
The factor loadings and measurement error terms were constrained to be equivalent in the unstandardized solution for the identical Wave 5 and Wave 6 self-rated health measures.