Table 3.

Comparison of fit indices to the computing factor structures of CES-D to the Eritrean refugee sample

Proposed model of CES-D	Sample	χ2 (df)	CFI	χ2/df	GFI	TLI	SRMR	RMSEA	P values
1. Four correlated factors model (Sheehan’s item allocation)
Correlated error terms	Total sample (n=562)	588.62 (158)	0.916	3.725	0.903	0.899	0.0475	0.07	p<0.001
Uncorrelated error terms	Total sample (n=562)	704.346 (164)	0.895	4.295	0.882	0.878	0.0504	0.077	p<0.001
2. First-order four factors with second order model (Sheehan’s item allocation)
Correlated error terms	Total sample (n=562)	619.63 (161)	0.911	3.819	0.897	0.895	0.048	0.071	p<0.001
Uncorrelated error terms	Total sample (n=562)	709.251 (166)	0.894	4.273	0.881	0.879	0.0508	0.076	P<0.001
3. Two correlated factors structure
Correlated error terms	Total sample (n=562)	302.801 (150)	0.97	2.019	0.95	0.962	0.0391	0.043	p<0.001
4. First-order twofactors, second-order common factor
Correlated error terms	Total sample (n=562)	271.65 (144)	0.975	1.886	0.955	0.967	0.0378	0.04	p<0.001
Correlated error terms	Female (n=304)	239.495	0.965	1.5886	0.929	0.956	0.0484	0.044	p<0.001
Correlated error terms	Male (n=258)	284.592	0.952	1.801	0.901	0.943	0.0479	0.056	p<0.001

CES-D, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; CFI, Comparative Fit index; GFI, Goodness of Fit Index; RMSEA, root mean error of approximation; SRMR, standardised root mean residual; TLI, Tucker-Lewis Index; χ²/df=χ² to degree of freedom.