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Table 3 Goodness-of-fit statistics of the primary model and the modified models

From: Mediating role of occupational stress and job satisfaction on the relationship between neuroticism and quality of life among Chinese civil servants: a structural equation model

Steps

Model description

P

χ2/df

GFI

CFI

TLI

RMSEA

1

Primary model

0.000

3.849

0.876

0.880

0.864

0.071

2

Add covariance between e21 and e22

0.000

3.360

0.891

0.901

0.887

0.065

3

Add covariance between e16 and e17

0.000

3.031

0.903

0.915

0.903

0.060

4

Add covariance between e8 and e13

0.000

2.818

0.913

0.925

0.913

0.057

  1. e21: the error terms of MH (mental health, a item of SF-8); e22: the error terms of RE (role limitations due to emotional problems, a item of SF-8); e16: the error terms of PF (physical functioning, a item of SF-8); e17: the error terms of RP (role limitations due to physical health problems, a item of SF-8); e8: the error terms of D2 (the item “Is relaxed, and handles stress well” of Neuroticism subscale); e13: the error terms of D7 (the item “Remains calm in tense situations” of Neuroticism subscale)
  2. GFI goodness-of-fit index, CFI comparative fit index, TLI Tucker-Lewis index, RMSEA root mean square error of approximation