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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Aug 15.
Published in final edited form as: J Pers Soc Psychol. 2008 Nov;95(5):1045–1062. doi: 10.1037/a0013262

Table 6.

Resource Models Tested With Depressive Symptoms (Negative Symptoms Only) as Outcome Variable

Resource tested RMSEA (90% CI) χ2(136, N = 139) Path A Path B Path C Path D
Cognitive resources
Mindfulnessa 0.070 (0.053–0.085) 227.53 (p = .00) −0.10 (z = −1.18) 0.20 (z = 2.06) −0.28 (z = −3.88) −0.31 (z = −3.06)
Agency thinking 0.074 (0.059–0.090) 240.88 (p = .00) −0.03 (z = −0.39) 0.18 (z = 1.77) −0.27 (z = −3.41) −0.30 (z = −3.25)
Pathways thinkinga 0.072 (0.056–0.087) 233.37 (p = .00) −0.03 (z = −0.31) 0.22 (z = 2.23) −0.17 (z = −2.02) −0.31 (z = −3.22)
Savoring the past 0.069 (0.053–0.085) 226.33 (p = .00) 0.05 (z = 0.52) 0.16 (z = 1.59) −0.23 (z = −2.81) −0.32 (z = −3.39)
Savoring the present 0.073 (0.057–0.088) 237.09 (p = .00) −0.13 (z = −1.46) 0.19 (z = 1.89) −0.42 (z = −5.62) −0.27 (z = −3.04)
Savoring the futurea 0.072 (0.056–0.087) 233.93 (p = .00) −0.07 (z = −0.75) 0.21 (z = 2.15) −0.19 (z = −2.37) −0.31 (z = −3.24)

Psychological resources
Optimism 0.075 (0.059–0.090) 241.11 (p = .00) −0.06 (z = −0.70) 0.04 (z = 0.40) −0.10 (z = −1.27) −0.35 (z = −3.63)
Ego-resilience 0.075 (0.059–0.090) 242.45 (p = .00) −0.07 (z = −0.83) 0.25 (z = 2.53) −0.02 (z = −0.25) −0.35 (z = −3.45)
Personal growth 0.075 (0.059–0.090) 241.56 (p = .00) 0.00 (z = −0.04) 0.14 (z = 1.45) −0.35 (z = −4.58) −0.30 (z = −3.35)
Environmental masterya 0.071 (0.056–0.087) 232.54 (p = .00) 0.06 (z = 0.69) 0.33 (z = 3.39) −0.37 (z = −4.61) −0.24 (z = −2.57)
Autonomy 0.072 (0.057–0.087) 243.07 (p = .00) −0.08 (z = −0.94) −0.01 (z = 0.07) −0.08 (z = −0.98) −0.35 (z = −3.66)
Self-acceptancea 0.073 (0.058–0.089) 237.81 (p = .00) −0.08 (z = −0.93) 0.27 (z = 2.78) −0.35 (z = −4.36) −0.25 (z = −2.71)
Purpose in lifea 0.076 (0.061–0.091) 246.05 (p = .00) 0.12 (z = 1.33) 0.29 (z = 2.97) −0.43 (z = −5.65) −0.24 (z = −2.66)

Social resources
Social support given 0.071 (0.055–0.087) 231.87 (p = .00) 0.16 (z = 1.81) 0.16 (z = 1.59) −0.06 (z = −0.69) −0.35 (z = −3.58)
Social support received 0.072 (0.056–0.088) 234.70 (p = .00) −0.08 (z = −0.98) 0.25 (z = 2.60) −0.15 (z = −1.80) −0.32 (z = −3.21)
Positive relations with othersa 0.071 (0.055–0.086) 230.43 (p = .00) −0.01 (z = −0.08) 0.30 (z = 3.02) −0.35 (z = −4.33) −0.25 (z = −2.71)

Physical resources
Illness symptomsa 0.072 (0.056–0.088) 234.74 (p = .00) −0.09 (z = −1.02) −0.24 (z = −2.40) 0.26 (z = 3.17) −0.29 (z = −3.09)
Duration of sleep 0.073 (0.057–0.088) 235.69 (p = .00) −0.10 (z = −1.11) −0.15 (z = −1.48) −0.13 (z = −1.50) −0.37 (z = −3.87)

Note. RMSEA = root-mean-square error of approximation; CI = confidence interval. Parameter estimates are reported in standardized units.

a

Model was a good fit for the data, and all predicted build-hypothesis paths (Paths B and C) were significant.