Table 2.

Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) results. One-factor models for Boldness, Meanness, and Disinhibition separately and three correlated factor model of the MPQ-based triarchic psychopathy scales across time. For comparison, exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM) results are displayed for the three correlated factor models (total N = 716).

Scale	Time point	n	χ2	df	RMSEA baseline	RMSEA	RMSEA 90% CI	CFI
Boldness	3	623	679.091	170	.124	.069	.064 – .075	.721
Boldness	4	569	802.605	170	.140	.081	.075 – .087	.702
Boldness	5	483	685.990	170	.152	.079	.073 – .086	.758
Boldness	6	504	768.132	170	.163	.084	.078 – .090	.766
Meanness	3	623	452.790	104	.181	.073	.067 – .080	.857
Meanness	4	569	403.817	104	.176	.071	.064 – .079	.859
Meanness	5	483	404.128	104	.176	.077	.069 – .085	.833
Meanness	6	504	425.901	104	.178	.078	.071 – .086	.833
Disinhibition	3	623	913.803	135	.160	.096	.090 – .102	.680
Disinhibition	4	569	808.563	135	.163	.094	.087 – .100	.708
Disinhibition	5	483	638.779	135	.177	.088	.081 – .095	.783
Disinhibition	6	504	844.303	135	.195	.102	.096 – .109	.757
CFA 3CF	3	623	3659.814	1374	.089	.052	.050 – .054	.673
CFA 3CF	4	569	3745.489	1374	.091	.055	.053 – .057	.645
CFA 3CF	5	483	3355.279	1374	.093	.055	.052 – .057	.669
CFA 3CF	6	504	3730.646	1374	.099	.058	.056 – .061	.669
ESEM 3CF	3	623	2311.17	1272	.089	.036	.034 – .039	.851
ESEM 3CF	4	569	2405.822	1272	.091	.040	.037 – .042	.830
ESEM 3CF	5	483	2081.958	1272	.093	.036	.033 – .039	.865
ESEM 3CF	6	504	2237.206	1272	.099	.039	.036 – .0410	.864

Note. B = Boldness. M = Meanness. D = Disinhibition. 3F = 3 correlated factors. df = degrees of freedom. RMSEA = root mean square error of approximation. CFI = comparative fit index. All Chi-square tests were statistically significant. All fit indices based on the robust standard errors and WLSMV estimator.