Table 3 Results of confirmatory factor analysis (Study 2).

From: Understanding the social benefits for playful employees in the workplace

Model

χ2

df

Δχ2

Δdf

CFI

TLI

SRMR

RMSEA

7-factor model

(the hypothesized model)

722.80

443

0.95

0.94

0.06

0.05

6-factor model

(CP, RPC + PCA, TCC, LJC, SSC, SUC)

1275.09

449

552.29***

6

0.84

0.82

0.08

0.09

5-factor model

(CP, RPC + PCA + TCC, LJC, SSC, SUC)

1431.65

454

708.85***

11

0.81

0.79

0.10

0.10

4-factor model

(CP, RPC + PCA + TCC + LJC, SSC, SUC)

2433.75

458

1710.95***

15

0.61

0.58

0.13

0.14

1-factor model

(all the variables are combined)

3926.66

470

3203.86***

27

0.32

0.28

0.24

0.18

  1. “+” indicates that factors are combined. CP coworker playfulness, RPC relative performance of the coworker, PCA perceived coworker authenticity, TCC team competitive climate, LJC leadership judgments of coworker, SSC social support toward coworker, SUC social undermining toward coworker. All models are compared with the 7-factor model. ***p < 0.001.