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. 2015 Nov;105(11):e23–e28. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302855

TABLE 3—

Fit Statistics and Multiple Comparison for Establishing Direction of Relationships Between Bullying and Suicidal Ideation: Norway, 2005–2010

Model BIC(LL) L2 df P ΔL2df) ΔL2df)
0: Baseline 4434.3 2993.68 2418 .001
1: Stability 4176.7 2626.96 2404 .001
2: Normal. Bullying → suicidal ideation 4180.2 2622.66 2403 .001 model 1 vs model 2: 4.30*
3: Reversed. Suicidal ideation → bullying 4184.1 2626.52 2403 .001 model 1 vs model 3: 0.44(1) model 2 vs model 3: 3.86(0)
4: Reciprocal 4187.9 2622.57 2402 .001 model 1 vs model 4: 4.39(2)

Note. BIC = Bayesian information criterion; df = degrees of freedom; LL = log likelihood; L2 = log likelihood squared; Δ = changes in L2/df.

*P < .05.