Table 2.
Model Comparisons between the 7-factor correlated-traits model and alternative models
| Model/Indices | A 7 Factors |
B 2nd Order |
C Multi-Trait Multi-Methodb |
D Bi-Factorc |
E One Factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLR χ2 | 155.413 | 255.003 | 344.343 | 149.167 | 345.788 |
| χ2 df | 118 | 132 | 146 | 108 | 121 |
| χ2 p | .011 | <.001 | <.001 | .0054 | <.001 |
| CFI | .997 | .991 | .986 | .997 | .984 |
| TLI | .995 | .986 | .979 | .994 | .972 |
| RMSEA (90% CI) |
.013 (.006 .018) |
.022 (.018 .026) |
.026 (.023 .030) |
.014 (.008 .019) |
.031 (.027 .035) |
| SRMR | .024 | .032 | .025 | .022 | .028 |
| Akaike (AIC) | 147,929.900 | 148,049.431 | 147,888.189 | 147,938.931 | 148,205.576 |
| Bayesian (BIC) | 148,678.395 | 148,719.725 | 148,480.121 | 148,743.285 | 148,937.314 |
| Model Comparison | / | B Versus A | C Versus A | A Versus D | E Versus D |
| ∆MLR χ2a | / | 95.685 | 179.258 | 6.882 | 175.441 |
| ∆df | / | 14 | 28 | 10 | 13 |
| ∆p | / | <.001 | <.001 | .737 | <.001 |
aCorrected Values; bOV_WB_PR, CO_WB_PR, PS_WB_PR loading on only their method factor; cOV_WB factor loading on only the general factor