Table 3. Longitudinal relations between work engagement and in-role performance (N = 1,967).
| Model | AGFI | CFI | RMSEA | χ2 | df | p | Model comparison | ⊿χ2 | ⊿df | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [M1] | Stability model | .92 | .94 | .11 | 212.70 | 9 | .00 | ||||
| Lagged models | |||||||||||
| [M2] | IP (T1) —> EN (T2) | .91 | .94 | .11 | 212.08 | 8 | .00 | M1 vs M2 | 0.62 | 1 | .43 |
| [M3] | EN (T1) —> IP (T2) | .94 | .96 | .10 | 155.25 | 8 | .00 | M1 vs M3 | 57.45 | 1 | .00 |
| [M4] | EN (T1) —> IP (T2) & EN2 (T1) —> IP (T2) | .93 | .96 | .10 | 147.73 | 7 | .00 | M1 vs M4 | 64.97 | 2 | .00 |
| M3 vs M4 | 7.52 | 1 | .01 | ||||||||
| Concurrent models | |||||||||||
| [M5] | IP (T2) —> EN (T2) | .95 | .97 | .08 | 106.72 | 8 | .00 | M1 vs M5 | 105.98 | 1 | .00 |
| [M6] | EN (T2) —> IP (T2) | .98 | .99 | .05 | 44.55 | 8 | .00 | M1 vs M6 | 168.16 | 1 | .00 |
| [M7] | EN (T2) —> IP (T2) & EN2 (T2) —> IP (T2) | .98 | .99 | .04 | 32.77 | 7 | .00 | M1 vs M7 | 179.93 | 2 | .00 |
| M6 vs M7 | 11.78 | 1 | .00 |
Note. EN = Work engagement, IP = In-role performance; T1 = Time 1, T2 = Time 2.