Table 3.
Results from Structural Equation Models Examining Associations between Positive and Negative Emodiversity and Latent Inflammation
| Model 3 | Model 4 | |||||||
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| Unstd | SE | Std | p | Unstd | SE | Std | p | |
| Measurement Model | ||||||||
| Inflammation → CRP | =1.00 | - | 0.86 | - | =1.00 | - | 0.87 | - |
| Inflammation → IL-6 | 0.40 | 0.07 | 0.60 | <.001 | 0.40 | 0.07 | 0.59 | <.001 |
| Inflammation → Fibrinogen | 0.11 | 0.02 | 0.60 | <.001 | 0.11 | 0.02 | 0.59 | <.001 |
| Structural Model | ||||||||
| Positive Emodiversity → Inflammation | −2.90 | 0.81 | −0.29 | <.001 | −3.88 | 1.20 | −0.39 | .001 |
| Negative Emodiversity → Inflammation | 0.02 | 0.54 | 0.003 | .976 | 0.02 | 0.71 | 0.002 | .982 |
| Mean Positive Emotion → Inflammation | - | - | - | - | 0.23 | 0.18 | 0.16 | .186 |
| Mean Negative Emotion → Inflammation | - | - | - | - | 0.20 | 0.33 | 0.07 | .546 |
| BMI → Inflammation | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.45 | <.001 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.43 | <.001 |
| Anti-inflammatory Medication → Inflammation | −0.24 | 0.21 | −0.10 | .244 | −0.23 | 0.21 | −0.09 | .279 |
| Medical Conditions → Inflammation | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.11 | .169 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.11 | .179 |
| Neuroticism → Inflammation | −0.02 | 0.02 | −0.11 | .188 | −0.02 | 0.02 | −0.11 | .202 |
| Extraversion → Inflammation | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.08 | .325 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.07 | .368 |
| Age → Inflammation | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.23 | .004 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.21 | .009 |
| Gender → Inflammation | −0.15 | 0.17 | −0.07 | .394 | −0.15 | 0.17 | −0.07 | .393 |
| Intercepts | ||||||||
| CRP | 0.39 | 0.09 | 0.30 | <.001 | 0.39 | 0.09 | 0.30 | <.001 |
| IL6 | 0.47 | 0.06 | 0.62 | <.001 | 0.47 | 0.06 | 0.61 | <.001 |
| Fibrinogen | 5.79 | 0.02 | 28.09 | <.001 | 5.79 | 0.02 | 28.08 | <.001 |
| Inflammation | 0.00 | - | 0.00 | - | 0.00 | - | 0.00 | - |
| Residual Variances | ||||||||
| CRP | 0.43 | 0.16 | 0.25 | .006 | 0.40 | 0.16 | 0.24 | .013 |
| IL6 | 0.37 | 0.05 | 0.64 | <.001 | 0.38 | 0.05 | 0.65 | <.001 |
| Fibrinogen | 0.03 | 0.004 | 0.65 | <.001 | 0.03 | 0.004 | 0.65 | <.001 |
| Inflammation | 0.79 | 0.18 | 0.62 | <.001 | 0.80 | 0.18 | 0.62 | <.001 |
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| Model Fit Statistics | ||||||||
| χ2 | (df = 18) = 22.07, p = .229 | (df = 22) = 27.740, p = .184 | ||||||
| CFI | .973 | .962 | ||||||
| RMSEA | .036 [.000, .080] | .039 [.000, .078] | ||||||
| SRMR | .030 | .027 | ||||||
Note: N = 175; Unstd = unstandardized coefficient; SE = standard error; Std = standardized coefficient; p = p-value; CRP = c-reactive protein; IL-6 = interleukin-6; BMI = body mass index. CFI comparative fit index; RMSEA = root-mean-square error of approximation; SRMR = standardized root-mean-square residual. Bracketed values represent 95% confidence intervals.