Table 3.
Fit indices and path coefficients for structural models.
| Gender | Cond. | Model | Fit index |
R2 | Path coefficient |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| χ2 | df | RMSEA | 95% CI |
CFI | SRMR | Relation | β | 95% CI |
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| LL | UL | LL | UL | |||||||||||
| Boys | 1 | A-C | 130.68† | 48 | .05 | .04 | .06 | .97 | .04 | .11 | A1-C | -.24† | -.35 | -.13 |
| A2 -C | -.16† | -.28 | -.03 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Cons. A-B-C | 291.03** | 102 | .05 | .04 | .06 | .94 | .06 | .43 | A1-B1 | .14** | .06 | .22 | |
| A1-B2 | -.20† | -.31 | -.09 | |||||||||||
| A2-B2 | -.10* | -.14 | -.08 | |||||||||||
| A2-B3 | .46† | .31 | .61 | |||||||||||
| B1-C | -.27† | -.32 | -.21 | |||||||||||
| B2-C | .15** | .09 | .22 | |||||||||||
| B3-C | -.52† | -.60 | -.44 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Uncons. A-B-C | 286.40* | 100 | .05 | .05 | .06 | .94 | .07 | .43 | A1-C | -.17 | -.58 | .24 | |
| A2 -C | -.11 | -1.2 | .94 | |||||||||||
| A1-B1 | .29† | .18 | .39 | |||||||||||
| A1-B2 | -.41† | -.68 | -.14 | |||||||||||
| A2-B2 | -.40† | -.45 | -.34 | |||||||||||
| A2-B3 | .67† | .10 | 1.23 | |||||||||||
| B1-C | -.17† | -.22 | -.11 | |||||||||||
| B2-C | .30† | .20 | .40 | |||||||||||
| B3-C | -.21† | -.31 | -.11 | |||||||||||
| Diff. test | 4.64 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Indirect effect test | A1-B1-C | -.10** | -.17 | -.04 | |||||||||
| A1-B2-C | -.08* | .01 | .15 | |||||||||||
| A2-B2-C | -.68* | -1.57 | -.04 | |||||||||||
| A2-B3-C | -.77† | -1.04 | -.49 | |||||||||||
| Girls | 1 | A-C | 151.62† | 48 | .05 | .04 | .06 | .96 | .04 | .11 | A1-C | -.24† | -.30 | -.18 |
| A2 -C | -.17† | -.28 | -.06 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Cons. A-B-C | 386.76** | 102 | .06 | .05 | .06 | .92 | .07 | .49 | A1-B1 | .10* | .02 | .16 | |
| A1-B2 | -.03 | -.11 | .03 | |||||||||||
| A2-B2 | .08 | -.03 | .19 | |||||||||||
| A2-B3 | .54† | .40 | .69 | |||||||||||
| B1-C | -.29† | -.33 | -.24 | |||||||||||
| B2-C | .15** | .08 | .21 | |||||||||||
| B3-C | -.58† | -.77 | -.39 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Uncons. A-B-C | 363.99* | 100 | .06 | .051 | .063 | .92 | .06 | .49 | A1-C | -.18† | -.27 | -.09 | |
| A2 -C | -.00 | -.32 | .31 | |||||||||||
| A1-B1 | .11** | .04 | .18 | |||||||||||
| A1-B2 | -.08 | -.20 | .04 | |||||||||||
| A2-B2 | -.03 | -.17 | .11 | |||||||||||
| A2-B3 | .61† | .25 | .97 | |||||||||||
| B1-C | -.24† | -.28 | -.20 | |||||||||||
| B2-C | .25† | .18 | .32 | |||||||||||
| B3-C | -.33† | -.39 | -.26 | |||||||||||
| Diff. test | 22.77† | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Indirect effect test | A1-B1-C | -.05* | -.08 | -.01 | |||||||||
| A1-B2-C | -.01 | -.04 | .02 | |||||||||||
| A2-B2-C | -.03* | -.02 | .08 | |||||||||||
| A2-B3-C | -.75† | -1.14 | -.37 | |||||||||||
Note. Cond. = Casual step condition; df = degrees of freedom; RMSEA = Root mean square error of approximation; CFI = Comparative fit index; SRMR = Standardized root mean square residual; CI = Confidence interval; LL = Lower limit; UL = Upper limit; β = Standardised beta weight; Cons. = Constrained; Uncons. = Unconstrained; Diff. test = Loglikelihood chi-square difference test; A = Independent variable (A1 = Positive family environment; A2 = Positive classroom environment); B = Mediator (B1 = Empathy; B2 = Social reputation; B3 = Positive attitude to authority); C = Dependent variable (School Aggression).
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.
†
p < .001.