Table 4.
Standardized Parameter Estimates of the CFA and ESEM Models for the SDQ Parent Version.
| Item/factor | CFA five-factor model | ESEM five-factor model | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ES | CP | HP | SP | PB | ES | CP | HP | SP | PB | |
| 3 | .34 | .45 | .04 | .05 | −.19 | .02 | ||||
| 8 | .84 | .85 | .04 | −.02 | .14 | .13 | ||||
| 13 | .79 | .78 | −.14 | .06 | .14 | .05 | ||||
| 16 | .78 | .56 | .26 | −.01 | .21 | .04 | ||||
| 24 | .78 | .55 | .35 | −.10 | .26 | .02 | ||||
| 5 | .62 | .34 | .17 | .22 | −.06 | −.10 | ||||
| 7 | .57 | .06 | .36 | .17 | −.16 | −.34 | ||||
| 12 | .42 | .08 | .39 | .10 | .15 | .14 | ||||
| 18 | .71 | .10 | .53 | .25 | −.12 | −.18 | ||||
| 22 | .49 | .16 | .66 | −.05 | −.08 | −.02 | ||||
| 2 | .78 | −.25 | .16 | .80 | .24 | .14 | ||||
| 10 | .77 | −.18 | .17 | .74 | .34 | .24 | ||||
| 15 | .86 | .12 | −.05 | .84 | −.07 | .01 | ||||
| 21 | .61 | −.01 | .17 | .50 | −.13 | −.21 | ||||
| 25 | .83 | .18 | −.18 | .86 | −.20 | −.14 | ||||
| 6 | .53 | .19 | −.09 | −.09 | .41 | −.26 | ||||
| 11 | .63 | .03 | −.04 | .08 | .59 | −.20 | ||||
| 14 | .75 | .18 | −.06 | .13 | .40 | −.37 | ||||
| 19 | .80 | .33 | .04 | .25 | .48 | .05 | ||||
| 23 | .66 | .17 | −.06 | .04 | .58 | −.14 | ||||
| 1 | .87 | .01 | −.23 | −.14 | −.13 | .65 | ||||
| 4 | .78 | −.08 | −.13 | .14 | −.23 | .67 | ||||
| 9 | .75 | .15 | −.05 | .02 | −.19 | .77 | ||||
| 17 | .62 | −.01 | .31 | −.03 | −.22 | .65 | ||||
| 20 | .61 | .15 | −.16 | .01 | .14 | .77 | ||||
| Factor correlations | ||||||||||
| ES | 1.00 | 0.51 | 0.39 | 0.68 | −0.21 | 1.00 | 0.19 | 0.35 | 0.36 | −0.19 |
| CP | 1.00 | 0.67 | 0.46 | −0.54 | 1.00 | 0.37 | 0.17 | −0.12 | ||
| HP | 1.00 | 0.38 | −0.28 | 1.00 | 0.17 | −0.19 | ||||
| SP | 1.00 | −0.57 | 1.00 | −0.22 | ||||||
| PB | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||
Note. SDQ = Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire; ESEM = exploratory structural equation modeling; CFA = confirmatory factor analysis; ES = emotional symptoms; CP = conduct problems; HP = hyperactivity/attention problems; SP = social problems; PB = prosocial behavior. Per item, its loading on its intended factor is printed in bold.