Table 2.
Fit Statistics for Primary Study Models
| Model | CFI | TLI | RMSEA (95% CI) | SRMR | χ2 | df |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| System justification | ||||||
| Latent mean | .923 | .942 | .112 (.058: .172) | .127 | 15.80** | 4 |
| Latent growth | .997 | .992 | .041 (.000: .184) | .019 | 1.40 | 1 |
| Autoregressive | .954 | .966 | .086 (.026: .141) | .056 | 10.99* | 4 |
| Latent growth with race/ethnicity | .973 | .918 | .072 (.000: .152) | .027 | 7.42† | 3 |
| Psychological Distress | ||||||
| Latent mean | .993 | .995 | .035 (.000: .109) | .043 | 5.19 | 4 |
| Latent growth | .990 | .970 | .088 (.000: .215) | .025 | 2.84 | 1 |
| Autoregressive | .912 | .934 | .129 (.077: .188) | .066 | 20.02*** | 4 |
| Latent mean with race/ethnicity | 1.000 | 1.000 | .000 (.000: .066) | .032 | 7.982 | 8 |
| Bivariate latent growth | .998 | .998 | .014 (.000: .064) | .051 | 15.57 | 15 |
| Bivariate cross-lagged latent growth | 1.000 | 1.018 | .000 (.000: .041) | .054 | 6.68 | 11 |
| Child externalizing behavior | .993 | .990 | .028 (.000: .071) | .052 | 16.54 | 14 |
| Child externalizing behavior with covariates | .960 | .934 | .036 (.000: .058) | .041 | 67.08 | 51 |
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p < .05;
p < .01;
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