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Published in final edited form as: J Fam Psychol. 2014 Jun 30;28(6):739–748. doi: 10.1037/a0037178

Table 3.

Two-Group Latent Factor Moderated Mediation Models of Harsh parenting, Adolescent Self-Control, and Adolescent Substance Use for High and Low Religiousness Groups

	Goodness-of-fit					Step-down goodness-of-fit
Model (M) Label	χ²	df	p	CFI	RMSEA	Models	Δχ² Δdf		p(d)
M1: Configural invariance	89.48	36	.00	.92	.08	-	-	-	-
M2: Equal harsh parenting effect on self-control	91.10	37	.00	.92	.08	a vs. b	1.62	1	.20
M3: Equal self-control effect on substance use	101.50	38	.00	.91	.09	b vs. c	10.39	1	<.05
M4: Equal direct effect	99.75	38	.00	.92	.09	b vs. d	8.65	1	<.05

Note. CFI = comparative fit index; RMSEA = root mean square error of approximation. Boldface indicates the best-fitting model.