Table 6.
Summary of goodness of fit for models using the 62-item MEAQ to predict other constructs and models using the 30-item MEAQ to predict the same constructs.
| χ2 | df | CFI | TLI | RMSEA [95% CI] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PREDICTING TWO ASPECTS OF ALEXITHYMIA | |||||
| Model using the 62-item MEAQ | 2702.96 | 2599 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.005 [0.000 0.007] |
| Model using MEAQ-30 | 900.48 | 791 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.008 [0.005 0.011] |
| PREDICTING PSYCHOLOGICAL FLEXIBILITY | |||||
| Model using the 62-item MEAQ | 2389.98 | 2256 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.005 [0.002 0.008] |
| Model using MEAQ-30 | 698.61 | 608 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.009 [0.005 0.012] |
| PREDICTING MENTAL DISTRESS | |||||
| Model using the 62-item MEAQ | 2671.14 | 2606 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.004 [0.000 0.006] |
| Model using MEAQ-30 | 408.73 | 384 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.006 [0.000 0.010] |
| PREDICTING LIFE SATISFACTION | |||||
| Model using the 62-item MEAQ | 2224.61 | 2123 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.005 [0.000 0.007] |
| Model using MEAQ-30 | 591.80 | 539 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.007 [0.000 0.010] |
| PREDICTING THREE ASPECTS OF FLOURISHING | |||||
| Model using the 62-item MEAQ | 2649.84 | 2591 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.003 [0.000 0.006] |
| Model using MEAQ-30 | 923.32 | 783 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.010 [0.007 0.012] |
| PREDICTING FOUR ASPECTS OF STRIVING | |||||
| Model using the 62-item MEAQ | 2420.91 | 2234 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.007 [0.004 0.008] |
| Model using MEAQ-30 | 704.01 | 586 | 0.97 | 0.96 | 0.010 [0.007 0.013] |