Table 2 Goodness of fit indices.

From: Low levels of Methyl-CpG binding protein 2 are accompanied by an increased vulnerability to the negative outcomes of stress exposure during childhood in healthy women

Model

Ν

χ2

df

χ2/df

Δχ2

Δdf

RMSEA

SRMR

TLI

CFI

(1) Hypothesized MECP2 model

 (i) Base model

63

30.108***

10

3.101

0.180

0.143

0.198

0.465

 (ii) Four paths added

63

1.559

6

0.260

28,549***

4

0

0.028

1.295

1

 (iii) Final model: nonsignificant paths removed

63

0.114

2

0.057

1445

4

0

0.012

1.197

1

(2) Confirmatory models

 (iv) Chronic stress model

62

0.669

2

0.335

0

0.033

1.094

1

 (v) Depression/anxiety scales substitution model

63

0.674

2

0.337

0

0.013

1.050

1

  1. Abbreviations: MECP2 - methyl-CpG binding protein 2, N - sample size, χ2 - chi square statistic, df - degrees of freedom, Δχ2 - nested chi square difference, RMSEA - root mean square error of approximation, SRMR - standardized root mean square residual, TLI - Tucker-Lewis index, CFI - comparative fit index. Symbols: * - p < 0.05; *** - p < 0.001.