Table 1.
Confirmatory factor analysis of different measurement models of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale.
| χ ² | df | CFI | TLI | RMSEA | Cfit of RMSEA | ||
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| Model 1. One trait factor: no correlated uniqueness* | |||||||
| Time 1 | 1188.6 | 35 | .80 | .74 | .119 | <.001 | .075 |
| Time 2 | 1750.6 | 35 | .73 | .65 | .146 | <.001 | .086 |
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| Model 2. Two correlating trait factors: positive and negative trait factors* | |||||||
| Time 1 | 187.3 | 34 | .97 | .97 | .044 | .986 | .026 |
| Time 2 | 436.8 | 34 | .94 | .92 | .072 | <.001 | .046 |
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| Model 3. Two correlating trait factors: an acceptance and an assessment factor** | |||||||
| Time 1 | 1195.3 | 34 | .80 | .73 | .121 | <.001 | .076 |
| Time 2 | 1825.0 | 34 | .72 | .63 | .152 | <.001 | .086 |
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| Model 4. One trait factor with correlated uniqueness among both positive and negative items* | |||||||
| Time 1 | The model is not identified | ||||||
| Time 2 | The model is not identified | ||||||
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| Model 5. One trait factor with correlated uniqueness among negatively worded items* | |||||||
| Time 1 | 155.7 | 25 | .98 | .96 | .047 | .723 | .023 |
| Time 2 | 327.3 | 25 | .95 | .91 | .073 | <.001 | .037 |
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| Model 6. One trait factor with correlated uniqueness among positively worded items* | |||||||
| Time 1 | 68.7 | 25 | .99 | .99 | .027 | 1.000 | .015 |
| Time 2 | 181.5 | 25 | .98 | .96 | .052 | .284 | .031 |
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| Model 7. One trait factor and positive and negative latent method factors* | |||||||
| Time 1 | 66.2 | 25 | .99 | .99 | .027 | 1.000 | .013 |
| Time 2 | 151.7 | 25 | .98 | .96 | .047 | .736 | .026 |
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| Model 8. One trait factor plus a negative method factor* | |||||||
| Time 1 | 180.2 | 30 | .97 | .96 | .046 | .819 | .024 |
| Time 2 | 386.6 | 30 | .94 | .92 | .072 | <.001 | .039 |
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| Model 9. One trait factor plus a positive method factor* | |||||||
| Time 1 | 160.1 | 30 | .98 | .97 | .043 | .957 | .022 |
| Time 2 | 382.6 | 30 | .94 | .92 | .072 | <.001 | .038 |
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| Model 10. Five factor model: one trait factor, one acceptance, one assessment factor, positive and negative latent method factors** | |||||||
| Time 1 | 34.7 | 15 | 1.00 | .99 | .024 | 1.000 | .009 |
| Time 2 | 89.1 | 15 | .99 | .97 | .046 | .717 | .012 |
Note: Time 1 (Wave 2): N=2340 and Time 2 (Wave 3): N=2288.
*
Measurement models are depicted in Figure 1.
**
Tafordi and Milne (2002). χ²=chi-square test statistic; df = degrees of freedom; CFI = comparative fit index; TLI = Tucker–Lewis index; RMSEA = root mean square error of approximation; Cfit = closeness of fit; SRMR = standardized root mean square residual.