Table 5.
The fitting indices of model equivalence and the results of nested model comparison.
| Model | χ2 | df | CFI | TLI | RMSEA | Model C | ∆χ2 | ∆df | p | ∆CFI | ∆TLI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 68.904 | 46 | .932 | .893 | .027 | ||||||||
| B | 82.872 | 57 | .923 | .902 | .026 | (1) | 13.969 | 11 | >.05 | -0.009 | 0.009 | ||
| C | 84.453 | 58 | .921 | .902 | .026 | (2) | 1.581 | 1 | >.05 | -0.002 | 0 | ||
| D | 107.925 | 66 | .875 | .863 | .031 | (3) | 23.47 | 8 | <.05 | -0.046 | -0.039 | ||
Note: A = Unconstrained, B = Structural weights, C = Structural covariances, D = Structural residuals; the grey shaded part showed the comparison results, Model C = Model comparison, (1) = Model A vs. Model B, (2) = Model B vs. Model C, (3) = Model C vs. Model D.