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. 2015 Mar 27;10(3):e0120883. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120883

Table 1. Exploratory SEM and confirmatory factor analysis of the ego-resiliency scale.

Model No. of items α ω ωh χ2 χ2/DF CFI TLI RMSEA
Training Sample
1. ER89 ER = 14 ER = .723 ER = .842 442.42 5.75 .849 .821 .094
2. ER89-R OL = 4 OL = .662 OL = .677 OL = .385 164.12 4.83 .880 .841 .084
OR = 6 OR = .415 OR = .427 OR = .243
ER = .621 ER = .632 ER = .380
3. Best ESEM 1 = 2 1 = .650 71.69 2.87 .979 .954 .059
2 = 5 2 = .723
3 = 4 3 = .580
ER = .754
4. First-order 1 = 2 1 = .650 1 = .670 1 = 2 107.62 2.62 .970 .960 .055
2 = 5 2 = .723 2 = .742 2 = 5
3 = 4 3 = .580 3 = .586 3 = 4
ER = .754
5. Hierarchical 1 = 2 1 = .650 1 = .670 1 = .526 107.62 2.62 .970 .960 .055
2 = 5 2 = .723 2 = .742 2 = .216
3 = 4 3 = .580 3 = .586 3 = .242
ER = .754 ER = .801 ER = .636
6. Bifactor No convergence
Test Sample
7. ER89 ER = 14 ER = .728 ER = .845 469.30 6.09 .841 .812 .097
8. Hierarchical 1 = 2 1 = .648 1 = .692 1 = .482 115.05 2.81 .968 .958 .058
2 = 5 2 = .662 2 = .684 2 = .073
3 = 4 3 = .680 3 = .682 3 = .344
ER = .768 ER = .814 ER = .678
Test Sample2
9. ER89 ER = 14 ER = .732 ER = .852 327.37 4.25 .846 .818 .091
10. Hierarchical 1 = 2 1 = .683 1 = .685 1 = .526 94.09 2.29 .965 .952 .057
2 = 5 2 = .660 2 = .684 2 = .210
3 = 4 3 = .599 3 = .602 3 = .079
ER = .758 ER = .797 ER = .673

Notes: α = Cronbach’s alpha, χ2 = Chi-square, χ2/DF = Chi-square / Degree of freedom ratio; CFI = comparative fit index, TLI = Tucker-Lewis index, RMSEA = root mean square of approximation.