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Table 1 Results of confirmatory factor analysis of the study variables

From: How does the servant supervisor influence the employability of postgraduates? Exploring the mechanisms of self-efficacy and academic engagement

Model

χ2

df

Δχ2

Δdf

CFI

TFI

RMSEA

SRMR

1

4-factor: SS, AE, EC, SE

393.240

224

  

0.894

0.880

0.038

0.045

2

3-factor: SS + AE, EC, SE

435.642

227

42.402

3

0.869

0.854

0.042

0.048

3

3-factor: SS, AE, EC + SE

578.935

227

185.695

3

0.779

0.754

0.055

0.055

4

2-factor: SS + AE + EC, SE

671.893

229

236.251

5

0.722

0.693

0.062

0.061

5

1-factor: SS + AE + EC + SE

899.216

230

505.976

6

0.580

0.538

0.076

0.070

  1. Notes. N = 598 postgraduates. χ2 and Δχ2 are significant at p < 0.001 level
  2. SS = servant supervision, AE = academic engagement, EC = employability, SE = self-efficacy