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Table 4 Goodness of fit indices for the MSPSS whole sample, Chichewa and Chiyao speakers

From: Validation of the multi-dimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS) and the relationship between social support, intimate partner violence and antenatal depression in Malawi

 

3-factor model

2-factor model

 

X 2 (51)

CFI

SRMR

RMSEA

BIC

X 2 (53)

CFI

SRMR

RMSEA

BIC

Without correlated errors

All (n = 583)

373.4

0.926

0.070

0.104

16,386

859.9

0.816

0.094

0.162

16,860

Chichewa (n = 269)

157.2

0.952

0.070

0.088

7,507

532.8

0.781

0.126

0.183

7,872

Chiyao (n = 314)

349.0

0.875

0.083

0.136

8,833

404.3

0.853

0.084

0.145

8,877

With correlated errors for items 6 and 7

All (n = 583)

271.6

0.949

0.047

0.087

16,291

757.7

0.839

0.078

0.153

16,764

Chichewa (n = 269)

118.6

0.969

0.059

0.071

7,474

494.2

0.798

0.120

0.178

7,839

Chiyao (n = 314)

275.7

0.906

0.051

0.120

8,766

325.5

0.886

0.054

0.129

8,804

With correlated errors for items 6 and 7, and for items 3 & 4.

All (n = 583)

219.0

0.961

0.043

0.077

16,244

609.5

0.872

0.070

0.137

16,622

Chichewa (n = 269)

116.7

0.969

0.058

0.072

7,479

488.5

0.800

0.116

0.179

7,838

Chiyao (n = 314)

216.2

0.930

0.046

0.104

8,712

243.8

0.919

0.050

0.110

8,728

  1. CFI = Comparative Fit Index.
  2. SRMR = Standardised Root Mean Square Residual.
  3. RMSEA = Root Mean Squared Error of Approximation.
  4. BIC = Bayesian Information Criteria.