. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 18.

Published in final edited form as: Rev Relig Res. 2017 May 2;59(3):367–393. doi: 10.1007/s13644-017-0291-8

Table 4.

Chi Square Tests for Comparing Longitudinal Model with Models Combining Latent Variables

Combined Latent Variables
Personal Practice & Religious Salience	χ² = 147.880^*** (df =17)
External Practice & Personal Practice	χ² = 365.517^*** (df =17)
Religious Exclusivity & Religious Beliefs	χ² = 761.609^*** (df =17)
All Five Latent Variables Combined	χ² = 3483.649^*** (df =45)

^†

p <.1

p <.05

^**

p <.01

^***

p < .001