Table 2 Model fit indices and model...

Table 2

Model fit indices and model comparisons

Model	D-separation criteria	Model fit					Comparison to model 1
Model	D-separation criteria	χ²	df	TLI	RMSEA	SRMR	Δχ²(df)	ΔTLI
1. Partial mediation	met	984.4	455	0.820	0.071	0.069
2. No mediation	not met	1221.7	459	0.740	0.084	0.171	237.3(4)	0.078
3. Full mediation	not met	992.6	458	0.830	0.071	0.071	8.1(4)	0.000
4. Full mediation with PCOV- > PE path added*	met	985.1	458	0.820	0.070	0.070	0.6(3)	−0.002

Model	D-separation criteria	Model fit					Comparison to model 1
Model	D-separation criteria	χ²	df	TLI	RMSEA	SRMR	Δχ²(df)	ΔTLI
1. Partial mediation	met	984.4	455	0.820	0.071	0.069
2. No mediation	not met	1221.7	459	0.740	0.084	0.171	237.3(4)	0.078
3. Full mediation	not met	992.6	458	0.830	0.071	0.071	8.1(4)	0.000
4. Full mediation with PCOV- > PE path added*	met	985.1	458	0.820	0.070	0.070	0.6(3)	−0.002

Note(s): We used D-separation as a formal procedure for determining conditional independence based on the causal Bayesian network underlying the model to detect model misspecification. *We unrestricted the PCOV-- > PE path parameter to meet the D-separation criteria

Source(s): Authors’ own elaboration

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