Table 2.

Model fit indices from LGC modeling among early and middle adolescents

		Chi2 (df)	CFI	RMSEA [90% CI]	SRMR	1. vs 2. Δ χ2 (Δ df)	1. vs 3. Δ χ2 (Δ df)	1. vs 4. Δ χ2 (Δ df)	2. vs 3. Δ χ2 (Δ df)	2. vs 4. Δ χ2 (Δ df)	3. vs 4. Δ χ2 (Δ df)
Early adolescents
Exploration	Model 1.	68.56 (13)	0.893	.068 [.053; .085]	0.075	35 (3)**	36.27 (7) **	43.21 (8) **	1.27 (4)	8.21 (5)	6.94 (1)**
	Model 2.	33.56 (10)	0.955	.051 [.032; .070]	0.058
	Model 3.	32.29 (6)	0.950	.069 [.047; .094]	0.056
	Model 4. m	25.35 (5)	0.961	.067 [.042; .094]	0.064
Socialization	Model 1.	95.49 (13)	0.892	.083 [.068; .099]	0.079	88.25**	90.77 (7) **	93.41 (12)**	2.52 (4)	5.16 (9)	2.64 (5)
	Model 2.	7.24 (10)	1.000	.000 [.000; .028]	0.025
	Model 3.	4.72 (6)	1.000	.000 [.000; .037]	0.019
	Model 4.	2.08 (1)	0.999	.034 [.000; .102]	0.009
Petrification	Model 1.	55.17 (13)	0.937	.060 [.044; .076]	0.122	43.91 (3)**	50.43 (7)**	52.44 (8)**	6.52 (4)	8.53 (5)	2.01 (1)
	Model 2.	11.26 (10)	0.998	.012 [.000; .039]	0.047
	Model 3.	4.74 (6)	1.000	.000 [.000; .038]	0.019
	Model 4. m	2.73 (5)	1.000	.000 [.000; .033]	0.015
Defiance	Model 1.	51.14 (13)	0.963	.057 [.041; .073]	0.057	19.72 (3)**	37.59 (7)**	51.12 (12)**	17.87 (4)**	31.40 (9)**	13.53 (5)**
	Model 2.	31.42 (10)	0.979	.048 [.030; .068]	0.051
	Model 3.	13.55 (6)	0.993	.037 [.009; .064]	0.025
	Model 4.	0.02 (1)	1.000	.000 [.000; .043]	0.001
Middle adolescents
Exploration	Model 1.	78.88 (13)	0.909	.074 [.059; .090]	0.131	17.61 (3)**	27.80 (7)**	60.68 (8)**	10.19 (4)*	43.07 (5)**	32.88 (1)**
	Model 2.	61.27 (10)	0.929	.074 [.057; .093]	0.116
	Model 3.	51.08 (6)	0.937	.090 [.068; .114]	0.093
	Model 4. m	18.20 (5)	0.982	.053 [.028; .081]	0.058
Socialization	Model 1.	73.63 (13)	0.956	.071 [.056; .087]	0.083	50.45 (3)**	60.54 (7)**	62.58 (7)**	10.09 (4)*	12.13 (5)*	2.04 (1)
	Model 2.	23.18 (10)	0.990	.038 [.017; .058]	0.036
	Model 3.	13.09 (6)	0.995	.036 [.007; .062]	0.015
	Model 4. m	11.05 (5)	0.996	.036 [.000; .065]	0.012
Petrification	Model 1.	45.13 (13)	0.969	.052 [.036; .069]	0.072	11.84 (3)**	13.4 (7)	27.61 (8)**	1.56 (4)	15.77 (5)**	14.21 (1)**
	Model 2.	33.29 (10)	0.977	.050 [.032; .070]	0.063
	Model 3.	31.73 (6)	0.975	.068 [.046; .092]	0.061
	Model 4. m	17.52 (5)	0.988	.052 [.027; .080]	0.045
Defiance	Model 1.	55.95 (13)	0.969	.060 [0.44; .076]	0.044	33.90 (3)**	41.12 (7)**	47.15 (8)**	7.22 (4)	13.25 (5)**	6.03 (1)*
	Model 2.	22.05 (10)	0.991	.036 [.015; .057]	0.026
	Model 3.	14.83 (6)	0.994	.040 [.014; .066]	0.025
	Model 4. m	8.80 (5)	0.997	.029 [.000; .059]	0.024

CFI comparative fit index, RMSEA root mean square error of approximation, CI confidence interval, SRMR standardized root mean square residual, Model 1. model with intercept only, Model 2. model with intercept and linear growth factor, Model 3. model with intercept, linear and quadratic growth factors, Model 4. model with intercept, linear, quadratic and cubic growth factors, mbecause of a non-positive covariance matrix at least one growth factor’s variance was fixed to 0

*p < .05; **p < .01