Table 2 Fit statistics for the study models (N = 1053).

From: The sense of coherence scale and relationships between sense of coherence, sociodemographic variables and chronic disease

Model

χ2 (df)

χ2/df

IFI

TLI

CFI

RMSEA

SRMR

Δχ2 (df)

Model comparison

M1a: SOC-13 One-factor model

1294.143(65)***

19.910

.697

.635

.696

.134

.0954

  

M1b: SOC-13 Two-factor model (Comprehensibility + Meaningfulness, and Manageability)

1277.233(64)***

19.957

.701

.634

.700

.134

.0951

16.91(1)***

M1b vs M1a

M1c: SOC-13 Two-factor model (Comprehensibility, and Manageability + Meaningfulness)

1233.748(64)***

19.277

.712

.648

.711

.132

.0958

43.48(0)***

M1c vs M1b

M1d: SOC-13 Two-factor model (Comprehensibility + Manageability, and Meaningfulness)

1163.624(64)***

18.182

.729

.669

.728

.128

.0907

70.12(0)***

M1d vs M1c

M1e: SOC-13 Three-factor model (Comprehensibility, Manageability, Meaningfulness)

1096.618(62)***

17.687

.745

.678

.744

.126

.0897

67.006(2)***

M1e vs M1d

M2a. SOC-9 One-factor model (9-item version)

523.762(27)***

19.399

.828

.771

.828

.132

.0709

572.85(35)***

M2a vs M1d

M2b. SOC-9 Two-factor model (Co + Ma and Me)

425.563(26)***

16.368

.862

.808

.862

.121

.0630

98.19(1)***

M2b vs M2a

M2c. SOC-9 Three-factor model

337.312(24)***

14.055

.892

.837

.891

.111

.0578

88.251(2)***

M2c vs M2b

M3. SOC-9-PL Modified three-factor model

124.768(22)***

5.671

.965

.942

.964

.067

.0366

212.544(2)***

M3 vs M2c

  1. ***p < .001.