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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jul 20.
Published in final edited form as: Behav Genet. 2008 Nov 14;39(1):101–122. doi: 10.1007/s10519-008-9237-9

Table 3.

Parameter Estimates for the Religious Dimension*

Item Additive Genetic
Common Environment
Unique Environment
Loading (SE) R2 for female and male Loading (SE) R2 for female and male Loading (SE) R2 for female and male
Legalized Abortion 0.739 (0.041) 0.546
0.515
0.389 (0.061) 0.152
0.147
0.195 (0.032) 0.038
0.041

Birth Control 0.684 (0.038) 0.468
0.384
0.252 (0.064) 0.064
0.053
0.114 (0.040) 0.013
0.012

Divorce 0.571 (0.037) 0.326
0.298
0.332 (0.049) 0.110
0.103
0.180 (0.029) 0.032
0.034

Evolution Theory 0.266 (0.042) 0.071
0.073
0.389 (0.031) 0.151
0.160
0.164 (0.023) 0.027
0.032

Sabbath Observance -0.159 (0.056) 0.025
0.025
-0.498 (0.025) 0.248
0.251
-0.451 (0.023) 0.203
0.232

Divine Law -0.137 (0.057) 0.019
0.022
-0.518 (0.024) 0.268
0.316
-0.464 (0.023) 0.215
0.287

Church Authority -0.203 (0.059) 0.041
0.040
-0.546 (0.027) 0.298
0.297
-0.448 (0.023) 0.201
0.226

95% CI 95% CI 95% CI

Factor Mean** (SE) -0.647 (0.271) -1.178
-0.115
1.809 (0.719) 0.400
3.218
-1.189 (0.776) -2.711
0.332

Factor Variance*** (SE) 1.386 (0.264) 0.828
1.943
1.418 (0.230) 0.967
1.870
1.602 (0.228) 1.156
2.049

Fit Statistics χ2 (190) = 274.355, CFI = 0.993, TLI = 0.993, RMSEA = 0.024
*

For the religious dimension, parameter estimates are from the model with fully invariant thresholds.

**

Factor means are estimated in male groups and are set to zero in female groups.

***

Factor variances are estimated in male groups and are set to one in female groups.