Table 3.

Bivariate correlations among latent variables and fit statistics for tested models

	ADH	SE	OE	DEP	SOC	SPR	STG	DFL	COM
SE	.632***
OE	.077	.202*
DEP	−.283***	−.244**	−.128
SOC	.156*	.266***	.136	−.456***
SPR	.001	.093	.234**	−.215**	.412***
STG	−.220**	−.233**	−.003	.084	−.134	−.082
DFL	−.224*	−.195	−.145	.321**	−.079	.040	.118
COM	.140	.229**	.380***	−.165*	.338***	.314***	−.091	−.031
DM	−.034	.148*	.295***	.012	.052	.206**	−.150*	.108	.254***
Model & fit statistics
Model	Pathsa Included	χ2 (df) P-value	χ2/df	GFI	AGFI	NFI	NNFI	RMSEA
Full	a–r	921.87 (750) .00002	1.229	.839	.816	.876	.964	.031
A	a–g, i–k, o–r	923.09 (754) .00002	1.224	.839	.816	.876	.965	.030
B	a, b, d, f, i–k, r, sb	573.59 (479) .0019	1.197	.871	.849	.894	.973	.029
C	a, b, d, f, i, j, s	423.03 (363) .0161	1.165	.890	.868	.911	.983	.027
Reduced	a, b, d, i, j, s	322.95 (265) .0085	1.219	.901	.879	.928	.984	.031

^aSee Fig. 1 for path

^bModel modified by adding a path from Communication Satisfaction to SE (noted as path s)

Note: ADH = Adherence, SE = Self Efficacy, OE = Outcome Expectancy, DEP = Depression, SOC = Social Support, SPR = Spirituality, STG = Stigma, DFL = Difficult Life Circumstances, COM = Communication Satisfaction, DM = Decision-making

^*P < .05,

^**P < .01,

^***P < .001