CFA model improvement, re-specification and comparison
| Modification | Goodness-of-fit indices | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | Construct | Error terms of items | M.I. | Parameter change | χ2 value | df | Δ χ2 | χ2/df | CFI | RMSEA |
| 1a | – | – | – | – | 1425.45 | 659 | – | 2.16 | 0.87 | 0.05 |
| 1b | DMC | 10 and 11 | 82.49 | 0.57 | 1334.67 | 658 | 90.78* | 2.04 | 0.88 | 0.05 |
| 1c | DMCP | 4 and 5 | 22.69 | 0.26 | 1311.29 | 657 | 23.38* | 2.00 | 0.89 | 0.05 |
| 1d | DMCP | 1 and 2 | 15.82 | 0.16 | 1294.66 | 656 | 16.63* | 1.97 | 0.89 | 0.05 |
| 1e | DMS | 9 and 10 | 11.54 | 0.18 | 1282.58 | 655 | 12.08* | 1.96 | 0.89 | 0.05 |
| 1f | DMC | 3 and 7 | 9.08 | 0.15 | 1269.79 | 654 | 12.79* | 1.94 | 0.89 | 0.05 |
| 1g | DMC | 1 and 2 | 9.01 | 0.12 | 1260.15 | 653 | 9.62* | 1.93 | 0.90 | 0.05 |
| Modification | Goodness-of-fit indices | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | Construct | Error terms of items | M.I. | Parameter change | CFI | RMSEA | ||||
| 1a | – | – | – | – | 1425.45 | 659 | – | 2.16 | 0.87 | 0.05 |
| 1b | DMC | 10 and 11 | 82.49 | 0.57 | 1334.67 | 658 | 90.78* | 2.04 | 0.88 | 0.05 |
| 1c | DMCP | 4 and 5 | 22.69 | 0.26 | 1311.29 | 657 | 23.38* | 2.00 | 0.89 | 0.05 |
| 1d | DMCP | 1 and 2 | 15.82 | 0.16 | 1294.66 | 656 | 16.63* | 1.97 | 0.89 | 0.05 |
| 1e | DMS | 9 and 10 | 11.54 | 0.18 | 1282.58 | 655 | 12.08* | 1.96 | 0.89 | 0.05 |
| 1f | DMC | 3 and 7 | 9.08 | 0.15 | 1269.79 | 654 | 12.79* | 1.94 | 0.89 | 0.05 |
| 1g | DMC | 1 and 2 | 9.01 | 0.12 | 1260.15 | 653 | 9.62* | 1.93 | 0.90 | 0.05 |
Note(s): M.I. = modification index; item numbers reflect the sequence in the QoDoS instrument (Donelan et al., 2016), DMC = decision-making culture, DMCP = decision-making competence, DMS = decision-making style
*p ≤ 0.01; RMSEA decreases from 0.053 in Model 1a to 0.047 in Model 1g
Source(s): Own elaboration
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