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. 2020 Oct 29;15(10):e0239816. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239816

Table 5. Standardized structural paths, R2 and fit indices for the SE*SB interaction model per country/region.

Sample Standardized Structural Paths R2 Fit Indices
Portugal PC -.014 ns SB
NC .659 ***
SS -.111 ns .426 *** DI
CE -.278 *** -.120 ns AP
TC -.014 ns
NM .098 ***
PC .398 *** SE
NC -.256 **
SS .036 ns -.021 ns DI
CE .363 *** .420 *** AP
TC .010 ns
NM .017 ns
PC -.052 ns SB*SE
NC -.210 * CFI = .889
SS -.026 ns -.127 ** DI .394 TLI = .881
CE .164 ns -.014 ns AP .307 RMSEA = .039
TC .056 ns SRMR = .072
NM -.050 ns χ2/df = 2.6
PC .016 ns DI
NC .092 ns
SS -.041 ns
CE -.124 ***
TC -.013 ns
NM .088 **
PC -.030 ns AP
NC -.167 *
SS -.161 ns
CE .026 ns
TC .034 ns
  NM .008 ns              
Brazil PC .086 ns SB
NC .681 ***
SS -.172 * .622 *** DI
CE -.308 *** .012 ns AP
TC .005 ns
NM .120 **
PC .156 ns SE
NC -.368 *
SS .120 ns -.017 ns DI
CE .508 *** .403 ** AP
TC .034 ns
NM .029 ns
PC -.076 ns SB*SE
NC -.450 * CFI = .877
SS .007 ns -.200 ** DI .477 TLI = .868
CE .301 ns -.111 * AP .349 RMSEA = .043
TC .051 ns SRMR = .074
NM .067 ns χ2/df = 1.8
PC .029 ns DI
NC -.112 ns
SS -.082 ns
CE .012 ns
TC .010 ns
NM .032 ns
PC -.109 ns AP
NC -.430 *
SS -.072 ns
CE -.015 ns
TC .045 ns
  NM -.035 ns              
Mozambique PC -.352 * SB
NC .856 *
SS -.057 ns .317 * DI
CE -.248 *** -.853 *** AP
TC .087 ns
NM .082 ns
PC .732 *** SE
NC -.405 *
SS .078 ns -.056 ns DI
CE .259 *** .325 ** AP
TC .046 ns
NM .005 ns
PC -.484 * SB*SE
NC .776 ** CFI = .815
SS -.003 ns -.114 * DI .220 TLI = .802
CE -.196 * .017 ns AP .339 RMSEA = .038
TC .012 ns SRMR = .065
NM .011 ns χ2/df = 1.6
PC -.027 ns DI
NC .089 ns
SS -.033 ns
CE -.220 *
TC .040 ns
NM .044 ns
PC .391 * AP
NC -.642 *
SS .086 ns
CE -.049 ns
TC -.010 ns
  NM .085 ns              
UK PC -.016 ns SB
NC .404 ***
SS -.277 ns .859 *** DI
CE -.443 *** -.563 ** AP
TC .070 ns
NM .077 ns
PC .419 ** SE
NC -.106 ns
SS .256 * .353 ** DI
CE .381 *** .048 ns AP
TC .052 ns
NM .015 ns
PC -.027 ns SB*SE
NC -.164 ns CFI = .874
SS .054 ns -.191 * DI .419 TLI = .865
CE .130 ns .033 ns AP .372 RMSEA = .043
TC -.028 ns SRMR = .079
NM .099 ns χ2/df = 1.6
PC -.189 ns DI
NC -.134 ns
SS -.010 ns
CE -.004 ns
TC -.109 ns
NM .002 ns
PC .259 * AP
NC .082 ns
SS -.101 ns
CE -.008 ns
TC .101 *
  NM -.002 ns              
USA PC -.059 ns SB
NC .772 ***
SS .077 ns .023 ns DI
CE -.441 *** -.197 ** AP
TC -.028 ns
NM .098 *
PC .325 * SE
NC -.419 **
SS -.049 ns .018 ns DI
CE .343 *** .379 ** AP
TC .115 ns
NM .073 ns
PC .084 ns SB*SE
NC -.366 ns CFI = .893
SS -.160 ns -.198 * DI .342 TLI = .886
CE .258 * -.085 ns AP .332 RMSEA = .041
TC .028 ns SRMR = .073
NM .045 ns χ2/df = 1.5
PC -.073 ns DI
NC .420 **
SS -.012 ns
CE -.099 ns
TC .096 ns
NM .107 ns
PC -.041 ns AP
NC -.116 ns
SS -.102 ns
CE .062 ns
TC -.042 ns
  NM -.051 ns              
Finland PC -.115 ns SB
NC .678 ***
SS .074 ns .131 * DI
CE -.387 *** -.235 ** AP
TC .006 ns
NM .137 *
PC .549 ** SE
NC -.123 ns
SS .102 ns -.258 ** DI
CE .379 *** .336 *** AP
TC -.038 ns
NM -.085 ns
PC .002 ns SB*SE
NC -.368 * CFI = .863
SS -.076 ns -.092 ns DI .380 TLI = .853
CE .084 ns -.063 ns AP .290 RMSEA = .046
TC -.044 ns SRMR = .088
NM .051 ns χ2/df = 1.8
PC .007 ns DI
NC .236 ns
SS .079 ns
CE -.207 **
TC -.027 ns
NM .106 ns
PC -.042 ns AP
NC -.192 *
SS -.174 ns
CE -.002 ns
TC .020 ns
  NM -.039 ns              
Serbia PC -.047 ns SB
NC .401 **
SS .062 ns .485 *** DI
CE -.435 *** -.218 * AP
TC -.119 *
NM .245 ***
PC .264 * SE
NC -.216 ns
SS -.023 ns .119 * DI
CE .389 *** .097 ns AP
TC .108 ns
NM -.079 ns
PC -.063 ns SB*SE
NC -.344 * CFI = .839
SS -.089 ns -.149 * DI .357 TLI = .828
CE .149 ns .047 ns AP .326 RMSEA = .050
TC .025 ns SRMR = .089
NM .051 ns χ2/df = 1.8
PC .018 ns DI
NC .169 ns
SS .050 ns
CE -.117 ns
TC -.031 ns
NM -.041 ns
PC .104 ns AP
NC -.117 ns
SS .032 ns
CE .256 ***
TC -.146 **
  NM -.026 ns              
Taiwan & Macao PC -.047 ns SB
NC 1.248 ***
SS .484 ns .524 *** DI
CE -.240 *** -.341 ** AP
TC .018 ns
NM .007 ns
PC .669 *** SE
NC .111 ns CFI = .881
SS .245 * .085 ns DI .252 TLI = .873
CE .233 *** .277 * AP .331 RMSEA = .040
TC -.039 ns SRMR = .073
NM -.014 ns χ2/df = 2.2
PC -.154 ns SB*SE
NC -.838 **
SS -.554 ns -.097 ns DI
CE .022 ns -.030 ns AP
TC .004 ns
NM -.113 ns
PC -.061 ns DI
NC -.152 ns
SS -.153 ns
CE -.029 ns
TC -.032 ns
NM .075 ns
PC .070 ns AP
NC .079 ns
SS -.006 ns
CE .126 *
TC -.010 ns
  NM -.033 ns              

CE = Course Expectations, TC = Teacher Competence, NM = Need for Medication, PC = Positive Coping, NC = Negative Coping, SS = Social Support, SB = Student Burnout, SE = Student Engagement, SB*SE = Student Burnout and Student Engagement Interaction, DI = Dropout Intention, AP = Academic Performance (***p < .001, **p < .01, *p≤.1, ns p>.1).