Comparison of the strength and fit index for the proposed and alternative models
| Model types | Proposed model | Alternative model 1 | Alternative model 2 | Alternative model 3 | Alternative model 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparison of the fit index for the proposed and alternative models | |||||
| Chi-square | 638.598 | 638.598 | 638.598 | 638.598 | 638.598 |
| RMSEA | 0.116 | 0.116 | 0.116 | 0.162 | 0.113 |
| SRMR | 0.068 | 0.068 | 0.068 | 0.21 | 0.068 |
| CFI | 0.931 | 0.931 | 0.931 | 0.862 | 0.932 |
| TLI | 0.911 | 0.911 | 0.911 | 0.827 | 0.915 |
| Chi-square differences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RMSEA differences | 0 | 0 | 0.142 | 0 | |
| SRMR differences | 0 | 0 | 0.046 | 0.003 | |
| CFI differences | 0 | 0 | 0.069 | 0.001 | |
| TLI differences | 0 | 0 | 0.084 | 0.004 | |
| Comparison of the strength of hypothesised relationships for the models | |||||
| Hypothesized relationships | |||||
| COV_BIMips_BIMdrf | 0.5241237379162876 | – | 0.5241237379375935 | – | 0.5242075247793176 |
| COV_BIMcon_BIMint | 0.036895952161118774 | 0.036895952159788956 | – | 0.036419053991476005 | – |
| BIMips → BIMcon | 0.4400513347184923 | 0.44005133475554514 | 0.41490330854248264 | 0.3253892834946819 | 0.44787600725403276 |
| BIMips → BIMint | 0.6662413445153959 | 0.6662413444908333 | 0.666241344655145 | 0.6462578674683186 | 0.6761196046975729 |
| BIMdrf → BIMcon | −0.14786748999078436 | −0.14786749003974142 | −0.14974793870534409 | 0.030997289916253928 | −0.15618309377033765 |
| BIMdrf → BIMint | 0.04981833934416631 | 0.04981833937623939 | 0.04981833914966087 | 0.12943747088821322 | 0.03897045836914026 |
| BIMips → BIMdrf | – | 0.7189421591348508 | – | – | – |
| BIMint → BIMcon | – | – | 0.0377461203364422 | – | – |
| Model types | Proposed model | Alternative model 1 | Alternative model 2 | Alternative model 3 | Alternative model 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi-square | 638.598 | 638.598 | 638.598 | 638.598 | 638.598 |
| RMSEA | 0.116 | 0.116 | 0.116 | 0.162 | 0.113 |
| SRMR | 0.068 | 0.068 | 0.068 | 0.21 | 0.068 |
| CFI | 0.931 | 0.931 | 0.931 | 0.862 | 0.932 |
| TLI | 0.911 | 0.911 | 0.911 | 0.827 | 0.915 |
| Chi-square differences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RMSEA differences | 0 | 0 | 0.142 | 0 | |
| SRMR differences | 0 | 0 | 0.046 | 0.003 | |
| CFI differences | 0 | 0 | 0.069 | 0.001 | |
| TLI differences | 0 | 0 | 0.084 | 0.004 | |
| Hypothesized relationships | |||||
| COV_BIMips_BIMdrf | 0.5241237379162876 | – | 0.5241237379375935 | – | 0.5242075247793176 |
| COV_BIMcon_BIMint | 0.036895952161118774 | 0.036895952159788956 | – | 0.036419053991476005 | – |
| BIMips → BIMcon | 0.4400513347184923 | 0.44005133475554514 | 0.41490330854248264 | 0.3253892834946819 | 0.44787600725403276 |
| BIMips → BIMint | 0.6662413445153959 | 0.6662413444908333 | 0.666241344655145 | 0.6462578674683186 | 0.6761196046975729 |
| BIMdrf → BIMcon | −0.14786748999078436 | −0.14786749003974142 | −0.14974793870534409 | 0.030997289916253928 | −0.15618309377033765 |
| BIMdrf → BIMint | 0.04981833934416631 | 0.04981833937623939 | 0.04981833914966087 | 0.12943747088821322 | 0.03897045836914026 |
| BIMips → BIMdrf | – | 0.7189421591348508 | – | – | – |
| BIMint → BIMcon | – | – | 0.0377461203364422 | – | – |
Source(s): Table by authors