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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Child Dev. 2013 Mar 27;84(6):10.1111/cdev.12088. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12088

Table 1.

Model Fit Indexes and Comparisons

Model Fit Indexes
Comparison to Baseline Model
Model df χ 2 CFI TLI RMSEA Δdf Δ χ 2
Model 1: Feelings of obligation and disclosure
    Baseline modela 10 9.09 1.00 1.00 .00
    Obligation → Disclosure paths constrainedb 12 35.66*** 0.99 0.98 .05 2 26.58***
    Disclosure → Obligation paths constrainedc 12 28.19*** 1.00 0.99 .04 2 19.11***
Model 2: Parent-oriented motivation and disclosure
    Baseline modela 10 42.28*** 0.99 0.96 .06
    Obligation → Disclosure paths constrainedb 12 63.22*** 0.98 0.95 .07 2 20.94***
    Disclosure → Obligation paths constrainedc 12 54.65*** 0.99 0.96 .07 2 12.37**

Note. N = 825.

a

The three stability paths for each of the constructs were constrained to be equal to one another, but otherwise there were no constraints (for the full model, see Figure 1).

b

In addition to the constraints of the baseline model, the three cross-lag paths in which sense of responsibility predicts disclosure six months later were constrained to be equal to one another.

c

In addition to the constraints of the baseline model, the three cross-lag paths in which disclosure predicts sense of responsibility six months later were constrained to be equal to one another.

**

p < .01.

***

p < .001.