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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 6.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Sci Psychol. 2014 Apr 14;2(1):1–12. doi: 10.1037/arc0000005

Table 1. Factor analysis results and fit statistics.

Stage Type Model Description χ2 DOF RMSEA RMSEA 90% CI CFI N
1 CFA Patton et al. 1995 one factor (total score) 7466.59 405 0.106 0.104 0.108 0.639 1549
1 CFA Patton et al. 1995 three factor (canonical model) 6249.95 402 0.097 0.095 0.099 0.701 1549
1 CFA Patton et al. 1995 six factor (first order factors) 5622.44 390 0.093 0.092 0.098 0.732 1549
2 EFA Seven factors, 30 items 1145.29 246 0.049 0.046 0.051 0.954 1549
3 EFA Five factors, 25 items 984.49 185 0.053 0.050 0.056 0.949 1549
4 EFA Five factors, 18 items 498.36 73 0.061 0.056 0.066 0.967 1549
5 EFA Three factors, 14 items 570.84 52 0.080 0.074 0.086 0.955 1549
6 CFA Three factors, 14 items, simple structure 884.75 74 0.084 0.079 0.089 0.930 1549
6 CFA Three factors, 13 items, simple structure 753.77 62 0.085 0.080 0.090 0.938 1549
6 CFA Final model, three factors, 13 items, 3 error covariances 371.90 59 0.059 0.053 0.064 0.972 1549
7 CFA Sample 2, replication of final model 262.44 59 0.072 0.064 0.081 0.968 657
7 CFA Sample 2, Patton et al. 1995 three factor (canonical model) 2863.76 402 0.096 0.093 0.100 0.743 657
7 CFA Sample 3, replication of final model 166.04 59 0.080 0.066 0.094 0.971 285
7 CFA Sample 3, Patton et al. 1995 three factor (canonical model) 1659.31 402 0.105 0.100 0.110 0.779 285

Note. DOF = degrees of freedom; RMSEA = root mean square error of approximation; CI = confidence interval; CFI = comparative fit index; CFA = confirmatory Factor Analysis; EFA = exploratory factor analysis.