. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jul 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Community Psychol. 2019 Jun 18;47(6):1514–1529. doi: 10.1002/jcop.22200

Table 5.

Comparisons of Constrained and Partially Unconstrained Models Based on High and Low Parental Support

Unconstrained Path	Constrained		Unconstrained χ²		Δ χ²
Unconstrained Path	χ²	DF	χ²	DF
Purpose in Life → Perceived Stress	139.52	54	128.76	53	10.76^*
Purpose in Life → Coping	139.52	54	131.22	53	8.30^*
Mastery → Perceived Stress	139.52	54	139.09	53	.43
Mastery → Coping	139.52	54	136.70	53	2.82

p ≤ .05.

Note. DF indicates Degrees of Freedom.