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Table 1 Confirmatory factor analysis of the Momentary–Chronic RF scales

From: What motivates you right now? Development of a measure of momentary-chronic regulatory focus

Model

χ2

df

p <

CFI

RMSEA

SRMR e

SSABIC

Chronic RF

 Study 1 (N = 389)

  Ia Self-guide, two-factor model (5 items/factor)

164.365

34

.000

.895

.099

.061

11,865.36

  Ia Self-guide, two-factor model

39.358

19

.004

.974

.052

.040

9584.27

  IIa Self-guide, one-factor model

508.729

20

.000

.373

.251

.197

10,100.72

  Ib Reference-point, two-factor model (5 items/factor)

95.625

34

.000

.960

.068

.049

11,105.46

  Ib Reference-point, two-factor model

40.979

19

.002

.982

.055

.044

8838.42

  IIb Reference-point, one-factor model

471.228

20

.000

.623

.241

.150

9437.34

 Study 2 (N = 672)

  Ia Self-guide, two-factor model

46.056

19

.000

.982

.046

.031

16,043.87

  IIa Self-guide, one-factor model

874.714

20

.000

.420

.252

.215

17,111.25

  Ib Reference-point, two-factor model

109.922

19

.000

.951

.084

.046

14,770.16

  IIb Reference-point, one-factor model

1060.902

20

.000

.435

.278

.248

16,415.37

  III Second-order factor model a

336.436

101

.000

.944

.059

.063

30,500.65

  IV Unrelated self-guide and reference-point regulatory system with two factors each

564.34

102

.000

.899

.082

.172

30,814.03

  V Correlated four-factor model

295.700

98

.000

.953

.055

.046

30,461.23

Momentary RF

 Study 4 (N = 84; k = 1649)

  Ia Self-guide, two-factor model

169.962

38

.000

.969

.046

.042/.083

42,533.01

  IIa Self-guide, one-factor model b

3025.633

40

.000

.309

.213

.273/.132

46,202.73

  Ib Reference-point, two-factor model

154.589

38

.000

.983

.043

.023/.066

41,342.27

  IIb Reference-point, one-factor model

1870.682

40

.000

.726

.167

.100/.314

43,297.47

  III Second-order factor model a, c

1217.527

218

.000

.931

.053

.078/.120

82,785.87

  IV Unrelated self-guide and reference-point regulatory system with two factors each c

2182.095

220

.000

.864

.074

.287/.449

84,040.70

  V Correlated four-factor model c

880.812

212

.000

.954

.044

.035/.087

82,398.73

 Study 5 (N = 129; k = 1766)

  Ia Self-guide, two-factor model

96.341

38

.000

.978

.029

.023/.036

37,903.35

  IIa Self-guide, one-factor model

1778.207

40

.000

.333

.157

.249/.357

41,533.91

  Ib Reference-point, two-factor model

212.427

38

.000

.933

.051

.047/.115

37,259.19

  IIb Reference-point, one-factor model

1534.733

40

.000

.423

.145

.171/.229

39,448.42

  III Second-order factor model a, c, d

909.223

216

.000

.905

.043

.065/.130

74,888.01

  IV Unrelated self-guide and reference-point regulatory system with two factors each c

1277.715

220

.000

.856

.052

.128/.329

75,388.64

  V Correlated four-factor model c

832.39

212

.000

.915

.041

.038/.093

74,797.96

  1. aResiduals of first-order dimensions within each second-order factor were constrained to be equal. bTheta not positive definite. cItem loadings of each factor were constrained to be equal. dCorrelation between oughts and gain RF set free at between- and within-level of analysis eFor the momentary RF, the first coefficient denotes the SRMR for the within model, the second coefficient refers to the between model
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