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Psychology: Research and Review

Table 4 Comparison of Model 3C with other models of acceptable fit

From: The factor structure of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ): new methodological approaches and evidence

Model

Δχ2[df]

p

4 broad second-order factors bi-factor (Model 3C)

-

-

15 specific first-order factors (Model 1A)

70.49 [15]

3.647e-9

4 broad second-order factors (Model 2C)

1235.37 [71]

2.2e-16

2 broad second-order factors bi-factor (Model 3A)

522.68 [6]

1.092e-109

  1. Δχ2 [df] = chi-square and degrees of freedom difference.