Table 6 Fit indices for three-wave cross-lagged model.

From: A study on the cross-lagged relationships between adolescents’ sport participation and self-control ability and mental health

 

χ2/df

CFI

TLI

SRMR

RMSEA (90%CI)

Initial model

1.708

0.998

0.994

0.011

0.023 (0.000-0.043)

Refined model

1.352

0.999

0.997

0.014

0.016 (0.000-0.034)

  1. The initial model includes all hypothesized paths, while the refined model excludes non-significant paths for improved parsimony and interpretability.