Mental health affects future employment as job loss affects mental health: findings from a longitudinal population study

Table 3 Model fit statistics for cross-lagged path models of unemployment and mental health

Men	CFI	TLI	RMSEA	Change χ²	df	p
Model 1 both lagged effects	0.93	0.93	0.046
Model 2 no lagged effect of MHI-5 (no Path A)	0.93	0.93	0.046	16.57ª	1	<.0001
Model 3 no lagged effect of unemployment (no Path B)	0.93	0.93	0.0436	4.15ª	1	=.042
Model 4 neither lagged effect	0.93	0.93	0.043
no lagged effect of unemployment: compared to Model 2				9.03	1	=.0027
no lagged effect of MHI-5: compared to Model 3				16.81	1	<.0001
Women
Model 1 both lagged effects	0.95	0.95	0.043
Model 2 no lagged effect of MHI-5 (no Path A)	0.95	0.95	0.044	38.51ª	1	< .0001
Model 3 no lagged effect of unemployment (no Path B)	0.95	0.95	0.043	19.05ª	1	< .0001
Model 4 neither lagged effect	0.95	0.95	0.044
no lagged effect of unemployment: compared to Model 2				32.54	1	< .0001
no lagged effect of MHI-5 : compared to Model 3				50.63	1	< .0001

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