Table 1.
Standardized Factor Loadings for CFA Models
| Configural Model | Metric Model | Scalar Model | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure: Item | Age 2 | Age 3 | Age 4 | Age 2 | Age 3 | Age 4 | Age 2 | Age 3 | Age 4 |
| CBCL: Cries a lot | .611 | .671 | .665 | .620 | .670 | .666 | .617 | .672 | .665 |
| CBCL: Nervous high strung or tense | .306 | .488 | .444 | .370 | .466 | .430 | .380 | .457 | .426 |
| CBCL: Screams a lot | .568 | .691 | .738 | .592 | .692 | .738 | .581 | .693 | .738 |
| CBCL: Stubborn, sullen, or irritable | .418 | .554 | .584 | .471 | .554 | .579 | .459 | .562 | .578 |
| CBCL: Sulks a lot | .408 | .432 | .574 | .439 | .462 | .558 | .436 | .488 | .555 |
| CBCL: Temper tantrums-hot temper | .597 | .758 | .800 | .662 | .755 | .795 | .649 | .757 | .795 |
| CBCL: Whining | .549 | .666 | .748 | .553 | .674 | .751 | .564 | .670 | .742 |
| Eyberg: Gets angry when doesn’t get own way | .646 | .779 | .760 | .641 | .775 | .760 | .673 | .773 | .771 |
| Eyberg: Has temper tantrums | .749 | .803 | .806 | .746 | .810 | .802 | .734 | .821 | .815 |
| Eyberg: Whines | .572 | .736 | .770 | .523 | .735 | .772 | .494 | .731 | .763 |
| Eyberg: Cries easily | .511 | .694 | .629 | .426 | .687 | .640 | .422 | .672 | .634 |
| Eyberg: Yells or screams | .593 | .785 | .780 | .584 | .784 | .783 | .585 | .782 | .779 |
| Eyberg: Destroys toys & other objects | .307 | .454 | .414 | .249 | .452 | .422 | .325 | .450 | .421 |
Note: All factor loadings significant (p < .01).