Table 2:
Summary of Goodness of Fit Statistics for the tested Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling (ESEM) and Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling (ESEM) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Previous Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS-2) Factor Models
| Model | χ2 | CFI | TLI | RMSEA (90%CI) | SRMR | AIC | BIC | corBIC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESEM bUnidimensional | Sample 1 | 44310.956** | .782 | .763 | .105** (.104; .106) | .073 | 847144.962 | 847729.776 | 847481.900 |
| Sample 2 | 43597.869** | .783 | .764 | .105** (.104; .105) | .073 | 844449.582 | 845033.986 | 844786.110 | |
| ESEM 3-Factor | Sample 1 | 9973.876** | .952 | .937 | .054** (.053; .055) | .024 | 812905.882 | 813858.080 | 813454.486 |
| Sample 2 | 9854.900** | .952 | .937 | .055** (.053; .055) | .024 | 810804.614 | 811756.143 | 811352.550 | |
| CFA 3-Factor | Sample 1 | 15088.242** | .927 | .919 | .061** (.060; 062) | .038 | 817928.248 | 818535.555 | 818278.145 |
| Sample 2 | 15094.666** | .926 | .919 | .061** (.061; 062) | .038 | 815952.380 | 816559.261 | 816301.851 | |
| ESEM 4-Factor | Sample 1 | 5638.681** | .973 | .962 | .042 (.041; .043) | .016 | 808616.686 | 809741.330 | 809264.644 |
| Sample 2 | 5674.334** | .973 | .961 | .043 (.042; .044) | .016 | 806670.048 | 807793.901 | 807317.216 | |
| CFA 4-Factor | Sample 1 | 13415.546** | .935 | .928 | .058** (.057; .059) | .034 | 816261.551 | 816891.352 | 816624.408 |
| Sample 2 | 13551.843** | .934 | .926 | 058** (.058; .059) | .035 | 814415.557 | 815044.915 | 814777.971 | |
| Frazier etal.24 | |||||||||
| 2-Factor | |||||||||
| ESEM | Sample 1 | 87013.403** | .856 | .846 | .058** (.058; .059) | .036 | 1960241.939 | 1962151.237 | 1961340.872 |
| Sample 2 | 85065.312** | .857 | .847 | .058** (.058; .058) | .036 | 1960440.831 | 1962348.986 | 1961538.621 | |
| CFA | Sample 1 | 129299.073** | .785 | .778 | .070** (.070; .071) | .058 | 2002403.609 | 2003848.685 | 2003235.350 |
| Sample 2 | 125963.426** | .787 | .780 | .070** (.069; .070) | .058 | 2001214.945 | 2002659.156 | 2002045.821 | |
| Frazier et al.24 | |||||||||
| 5-Factor | |||||||||
| ESEM | Sample 1 | 41039.010** | .934 | .921 | .042 (.041; .042) | .020 | 1914633.546 | 1917913.046 | 1916521.125 |
| Sample 2 | 39007.060** | .936 | .924 | .041 (.040; .041) | .020 | 1914748.579 | 1918026.115 | 1916634.194 | |
| CFA | Sample 1 | 99893.705** | .834 | .828 | .062** (.062; .062) | .061 | 1973016.242 | 1974528.705 | 1973886.769 |
| Sample 2 | 97244.595** | .836 | .830 | .061** (.061; .061) | .059 | 1972514.114 | 1974025.672 | 1973383.736 | |
| Gau et al. 28 | |||||||||
| 4-Factor | |||||||||
| ESEM | Sample 1 | 44867.550** | .923 | .911 | .046 (.046; .047) | .022 | 1789392.526 | 1792043.375 | 1790918.398 |
| Sample 2 | 43078.062** | .925 | .913 | .045 (.045; .046) | .022 | 1788045.859 | 1790694.935 | 1789569.957 | |
| CFA | Sample 1 | 85515.863** | .850 | .844 | .061** (.061; .061) | .042 | 1829704.839 | 1831097.658 | 1830506.568 |
| Sample 2 | 84644.004** | .850 | .844 | .061** (.061; .061) | .042 | 1829275.801 | 1830667.688 | 1830076.598 | |
| Nelson et al29 | |||||||||
| 4-Factor | |||||||||
| ESEM | Sample 1 | 51397.804** | .917 | .905 | .047 (.047; .047) | .023 | 1879686.134 | 1882471.491 | 1881289.311 |
| Sample 2 | 49426.510** | .919 | .907 | .046 (.046; .047) | .023 | 1879627.987 | 1882411.762 | 1881229.582 | |
| CFA | Sample 1 | 108360.927** | .821 | .815 | .065** (.065; 066) | .062 | 1936295.257 | 1937755.323 | 1937135.632 |
| Sample 2 | 106104.523** | .823 | .816 | .065** (.065; 065) | .062 | 1935952.000 | 1937411.237 | 1936791.546 | |
Note: AIC= Akaike Information Criterion; BIC= Bayesian Information Criterion; CFA = Confirmatory Factor; CFI = Comparative Fit Index; corBIC= Sample size adjusted BIC; RMSEA = Root Mean Square Error of Approximation; SRMR = Standardized Root Mean Square Residual; TLI = Tucker-Lewis Index.
*
p< .01;
**
p< .001.