Table 4. Longitudinal relations between work engagement and creative behavior (N = 1,967).
| Model | AGFI | CFI | RMSEA | χ2 | df | p | Model comparison | ⊿χ2 | ⊿df | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [M1] | Stability model | .91 | .95 | .12 | 244.00 | 9 | .00 | ||||
| Lagged models | |||||||||||
| [M2] | CB (T1) —> EN (T2) | .90 | .95 | .12 | 235.20 | 8 | .00 | M1 vs M2 | 8.80 | 1 | .00 |
| [M3] | EN (T1) —> CB (T2) | .92 | .96 | .11 | 198.35 | 8 | .00 | M1 vs M3 | 45.65 | 1 | .00 |
| [M4] | EN (T1) —> CB (T2) & EN2 (T1) —> CB (T2) | .91 | .96 | .12 | 197.94 | 7 | .00 | M1 vs M4 | 46.06 | 2 | .00 |
| M3 vs M4 | 0.41 | 1 | .52 | ||||||||
| Concurrent models | |||||||||||
| [M5] | CB (T2) —> EN (T2) | .96 | .98 | .07 | 83.48 | 8 | .00 | M1 vs M5 | 160.52 | 1 | .00 |
| [M6] | EN (T2) —> CB (T2) | .98 | .99 | .05 | 47.79 | 8 | .00 | M1 vs M6 | 196.21 | 1 | .00 |
| [M7] | EN (T2) —> CB (T2) & EN2 (T2) —> CB (T2) | .98 | .99 | .05 | 46.57 | 7 | .00 | M1 vs M7 | 197.43 | 2 | .00 |
| M6 vs M7 | 1.21 | 1 | .27 | ||||||||
Note. EN = Work engagement, CB = Creative behavior; T1 = Time 1, T2 = Time 2.