Chapter 20 Lavaan Lab 17: Second-order and Bifactor Models

In this lab, we will evaluate the dimensionality of ISMI-29 by fitting and comparing the following four models:

  1. Unidimensional model (one-factor CFA)
  2. Correlated factors model (multi-factor CFA)
  3. Second-order factor model
  4. Bifactor model

Load up the lavaan and semPlot libraries:

library(lavaan)
library(semPlot)
  • In this lab, we will work with the ISMI-29 data that are collected using Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Scale
  • 758 participants and 29 items
  • Let’s read in the dataset:
ISMI29 = read.csv('ISMI-29 n758 (Hammer 16).csv', header = F)

Take a look at the dataset:

head(ISMI29)
##   V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V17 V18 V19 V20 V21 V22 V23 V24 V25 V26 V27 V28 V29
## 1  1  1  2  1  1  1  1  1  1   1   1   1   1   1   1   2   2   1   2   1   2   1   1   2   1   1   2   2   2
## 2  4  4  4  3  4  4  2  2  1   1   2   2   3   2   2   3   3   2   3   3   2   2   4   2   2   4   4   1   2
## 3  4  4  3  1  1  1  2  1  2   1   3   2   1   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   1   3   2   2   4   3   1   2
## 4  1  1  2  1  1  3  2  1  1   1   1   1   1   3   2   1   1   1   2   1   3   1   2   1   1   1   1   1   2
## 5  3  3  4  1  1  3  3  2  2   1   1   1   1   2   1   1   1   1   1   2   1   1   1   1   2   3   1   2   2
## 6  2  2  3  2  2  3  2  1  2   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   3   2   2   2   4   1   2   3   1   1   3

sample size:

n <- nrow(ISMI29)
n #758
## [1] 758

Factor structure:

  • Item1-6: Alienation “Having a mental illness has spoiled my life.”
  • Item7-13: Stereotype Endorsement “Mentally ill people tend to be violent”
  • Item14-18: Discrimination Experience “People discriminate against me because I have a mental illness”
  • Item19-24: Social Withdrawal “I don’t talk about myself as much because I don’t want to burden others with my mental illness”
  • Item25-29: *Stigma Resistance (*reverse-coded) “I can have a good, fulfilling life, despite my mental illness”

20.1 PART I: Unidimensional model

Write out syntax for a one-factor CFA model:

uni.model = '
ISMI =~ V1+V2+V3+V4+V5+V6+V7+V8+V9+V10+V11+V12+V13+V14+V15+V16+V17+V18+V19+
        V20+V21+V22+V23+V24+V25+V26+V27+V28+V29
'

Fit the model:

  • It is recommended to fix the variances of all first- and second-order factors to be 1 (lavaan: std.lv = TRUE) and request standardized solutions;
uni.model.fit = lavaan::sem(uni.model, 
                    data=ISMI29, 
                    ordered = colnames(ISMI29), 
                    std.lv = TRUE, 
                    fixed.x = F)
summary(uni.model.fit, standardized = TRUE, fit.measures = TRUE)
## lavaan 0.6-12 ended normally after 15 iterations
## 
##   Estimator                                       DWLS
##   Optimization method                           NLMINB
##   Number of model parameters                       116
## 
##   Number of observations                           758
## 
## Model Test User Model:
##                                               Standard      Robust
##   Test Statistic                              2140.966    2606.734
##   Degrees of freedom                               377         377
##   P-value (Chi-square)                           0.000       0.000
##   Scaling correction factor                                  0.869
##   Shift parameter                                          143.934
##     simple second-order correction                                
## 
## Model Test Baseline Model:
## 
##   Test statistic                             76016.285   21485.170
##   Degrees of freedom                               406         406
##   P-value                                        0.000       0.000
##   Scaling correction factor                                  3.587
## 
## User Model versus Baseline Model:
## 
##   Comparative Fit Index (CFI)                    0.977       0.894
##   Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI)                       0.975       0.886
##                                                                   
##   Robust Comparative Fit Index (CFI)                            NA
##   Robust Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI)                               NA
## 
## Root Mean Square Error of Approximation:
## 
##   RMSEA                                          0.079       0.088
##   90 Percent confidence interval - lower         0.075       0.085
##   90 Percent confidence interval - upper         0.082       0.092
##   P-value RMSEA <= 0.05                          0.000       0.000
##                                                                   
##   Robust RMSEA                                                  NA
##   90 Percent confidence interval - lower                        NA
##   90 Percent confidence interval - upper                        NA
## 
## Standardized Root Mean Square Residual:
## 
##   SRMR                                           0.073       0.073
## 
## Parameter Estimates:
## 
##   Standard errors                           Robust.sem
##   Information                                 Expected
##   Information saturated (h1) model        Unstructured
## 
## Latent Variables:
##                    Estimate  Std.Err  z-value  P(>|z|)   Std.lv  Std.all
##   ISMI =~                                                               
##     V1                0.788    0.016   50.143    0.000    0.788    0.788
##     V2                0.730    0.018   40.532    0.000    0.730    0.730
##     V3                0.523    0.027   19.276    0.000    0.523    0.523
##     V4                0.699    0.019   36.908    0.000    0.699    0.699
##     V5                0.693    0.020   33.790    0.000    0.693    0.693
##     V6                0.726    0.018   40.699    0.000    0.726    0.726
##     V7                0.556    0.027   20.637    0.000    0.556    0.556
##     V8                0.586    0.032   18.105    0.000    0.586    0.586
##     V9                0.306    0.038    7.953    0.000    0.306    0.306
##     V10               0.678    0.026   26.009    0.000    0.678    0.678
##     V11               0.661    0.025   26.609    0.000    0.661    0.661
##     V12               0.572    0.034   16.904    0.000    0.572    0.572
##     V13               0.758    0.023   32.495    0.000    0.758    0.758
##     V14               0.660    0.022   29.922    0.000    0.660    0.660
##     V15               0.654    0.023   28.747    0.000    0.654    0.654
##     V16               0.738    0.018   40.911    0.000    0.738    0.738
##     V17               0.707    0.020   35.246    0.000    0.707    0.707
##     V18               0.764    0.017   44.135    0.000    0.764    0.764
##     V19               0.583    0.025   23.420    0.000    0.583    0.583
##     V20               0.768    0.016   46.920    0.000    0.768    0.768
##     V21               0.773    0.017   46.637    0.000    0.773    0.773
##     V22               0.744    0.018   40.995    0.000    0.744    0.744
##     V23               0.710    0.020   35.129    0.000    0.710    0.710
##     V24               0.739    0.019   39.098    0.000    0.739    0.739
##     V25               0.071    0.038    1.893    0.058    0.071    0.071
##     V26               0.728    0.019   37.856    0.000    0.728    0.728
##     V27               0.665    0.024   27.941    0.000    0.665    0.665
##     V28               0.359    0.038    9.485    0.000    0.359    0.359
##     V29               0.213    0.035    5.994    0.000    0.213    0.213
## 
## Intercepts:
##                    Estimate  Std.Err  z-value  P(>|z|)   Std.lv  Std.all
##    .V1                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V2                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V3                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V4                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V5                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V6                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V7                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V8                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V9                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V10               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V11               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V12               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V13               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V14               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V15               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V16               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V17               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V18               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V19               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V20               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V21               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V22               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V23               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V24               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V25               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V26               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V27               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V28               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V29               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##     ISMI              0.000                               0.000    0.000
## 
## Thresholds:
##                    Estimate  Std.Err  z-value  P(>|z|)   Std.lv  Std.all
##     V1|t1            -0.980    0.054  -17.991    0.000   -0.980   -0.980
##     V1|t2            -0.099    0.046   -2.178    0.029   -0.099   -0.099
##     V1|t3             1.046    0.056   18.722    0.000    1.046    1.046
##     V2|t1            -0.903    0.053  -17.036    0.000   -0.903   -0.903
##     V2|t2             0.213    0.046    4.643    0.000    0.213    0.213
##     V2|t3             1.202    0.060   20.103    0.000    1.202    1.202
##     V3|t1            -1.149    0.058  -19.687    0.000   -1.149   -1.149
##     V3|t2            -0.070    0.046   -1.524    0.127   -0.070   -0.070
##     V3|t3             1.175    0.059   19.899    0.000    1.175    1.175
##     V4|t1            -0.985    0.055  -18.053    0.000   -0.985   -0.985
##     V4|t2            -0.066    0.046   -1.452    0.147   -0.066   -0.066
##     V4|t3             1.058    0.056   18.840    0.000    1.058    1.058
##     V5|t1            -0.785    0.051  -15.374    0.000   -0.785   -0.785
##     V5|t2            -0.046    0.046   -1.016    0.309   -0.046   -0.046
##     V5|t3             1.029    0.056   18.542    0.000    1.029    1.029
##     V6|t1            -0.758    0.051  -14.965    0.000   -0.758   -0.758
##     V6|t2             0.060    0.046    1.307    0.191    0.060    0.060
##     V6|t3             1.202    0.060   20.103    0.000    1.202    1.202
##     V7|t1            -0.685    0.050  -13.793    0.000   -0.685   -0.685
##     V7|t2             0.537    0.048   11.189    0.000    0.537    0.537
##     V7|t3             1.711    0.080   21.292    0.000    1.711    1.711
##     V8|t1             0.404    0.047    8.614    0.000    0.404    0.404
##     V8|t2             1.606    0.075   21.452    0.000    1.606    1.606
##     V8|t3             2.183    0.118   18.488    0.000    2.183    2.183
##     V9|t1             0.264    0.046    5.729    0.000    0.264    0.264
##     V9|t2             1.711    0.080   21.292    0.000    1.711    1.711
##     V9|t3             2.656    0.194   13.656    0.000    2.656    2.656
##     V10|t1            0.261    0.046    5.656    0.000    0.261    0.261
##     V10|t2            1.429    0.067   21.257    0.000    1.429    1.429
##     V10|t3            2.149    0.114   18.786    0.000    2.149    2.149
##     V11|t1            0.073    0.046    1.597    0.110    0.073    0.073
##     V11|t2            1.319    0.063   20.826    0.000    1.319    1.319
##     V11|t3            2.261    0.127   17.776    0.000    2.261    2.261
##     V12|t1            0.507    0.048   10.619    0.000    0.507    0.507
##     V12|t2            1.839    0.088   20.845    0.000    1.839    1.839
##     V12|t3            2.413    0.148   16.268    0.000    2.413    2.413
##     V13|t1            0.288    0.046    6.235    0.000    0.288    0.288
##     V13|t2            1.438    0.068   21.282    0.000    1.438    1.438
##     V13|t3            2.031    0.103   19.706    0.000    2.031    2.031
##     V14|t1           -0.632    0.049  -12.885    0.000   -0.632   -0.632
##     V14|t2            0.496    0.048   10.405    0.000    0.496    0.496
##     V14|t3            1.476    0.069   21.369    0.000    1.476    1.476
##     V15|t1           -0.401    0.047   -8.542    0.000   -0.401   -0.401
##     V15|t2            0.771    0.051   15.170    0.000    0.771    0.771
##     V15|t3            1.726    0.081   21.255    0.000    1.726    1.726
##     V16|t1           -0.557    0.048  -11.544    0.000   -0.557   -0.557
##     V16|t2            0.534    0.048   11.118    0.000    0.534    0.534
##     V16|t3            1.549    0.072   21.455    0.000    1.549    1.549
##     V17|t1           -0.285    0.046   -6.162    0.000   -0.285   -0.285
##     V17|t2            0.803    0.051   15.644    0.000    0.803    0.803
##     V17|t3            1.771    0.084   21.114    0.000    1.771    1.771
##     V18|t1           -0.437    0.047   -9.260    0.000   -0.437   -0.437
##     V18|t2            0.632    0.049   12.885    0.000    0.632    0.632
##     V18|t3            1.726    0.081   21.255    0.000    1.726    1.726
##     V19|t1           -1.243    0.061  -20.393    0.000   -1.243   -1.243
##     V19|t2           -0.210    0.046   -4.570    0.000   -0.210   -0.210
##     V19|t3            0.888    0.053   16.840    0.000    0.888    0.888
##     V20|t1           -0.664    0.049  -13.445    0.000   -0.664   -0.664
##     V20|t2            0.278    0.046    6.018    0.000    0.278    0.278
##     V20|t3            1.251    0.061   20.439    0.000    1.251    1.251
##     V21|t1           -0.727    0.050  -14.485    0.000   -0.727   -0.727
##     V21|t2            0.433    0.047    9.189    0.000    0.433    0.433
##     V21|t3            1.517    0.071   21.429    0.000    1.517    1.517
##     V22|t1           -0.261    0.046   -5.656    0.000   -0.261   -0.261
##     V22|t2            0.758    0.051   14.965    0.000    0.758    0.758
##     V22|t3            1.656    0.077   21.400    0.000    1.656    1.656
##     V23|t1           -0.572    0.048  -11.827    0.000   -0.572   -0.572
##     V23|t2            0.440    0.047    9.332    0.000    0.440    0.440
##     V23|t3            1.447    0.068   21.306    0.000    1.447    1.447
##     V24|t1           -0.323    0.046   -6.957    0.000   -0.323   -0.323
##     V24|t2            0.789    0.051   15.441    0.000    0.789    0.789
##     V24|t3            1.571    0.073   21.461    0.000    1.571    1.571
##     V25|t1           -0.873    0.052  -16.644    0.000   -0.873   -0.873
##     V25|t2            0.437    0.047    9.260    0.000    0.437    0.437
##     V25|t3            1.420    0.067   21.231    0.000    1.420    1.420
##     V26|t1           -1.001    0.055  -18.238    0.000   -1.001   -1.001
##     V26|t2            0.306    0.046    6.596    0.000    0.306    0.306
##     V26|t3            1.236    0.061   20.346    0.000    1.236    1.236
##     V27|t1           -0.481    0.048  -10.120    0.000   -0.481   -0.481
##     V27|t2            0.854    0.052   16.380    0.000    0.854    0.854
##     V27|t3            1.683    0.079   21.354    0.000    1.683    1.683
##     V28|t1            0.254    0.046    5.512    0.000    0.254    0.254
##     V28|t2            1.656    0.077   21.400    0.000    1.656    1.656
##     V28|t3            1.982    0.099   20.046    0.000    1.982    1.982
##     V29|t1           -0.698    0.050  -14.001    0.000   -0.698   -0.698
##     V29|t2            0.619    0.049   12.674    0.000    0.619    0.619
##     V29|t3            1.756    0.083   21.166    0.000    1.756    1.756
## 
## Variances:
##                    Estimate  Std.Err  z-value  P(>|z|)   Std.lv  Std.all
##    .V1                0.379                               0.379    0.379
##    .V2                0.467                               0.467    0.467
##    .V3                0.727                               0.727    0.727
##    .V4                0.511                               0.511    0.511
##    .V5                0.520                               0.520    0.520
##    .V6                0.473                               0.473    0.473
##    .V7                0.691                               0.691    0.691
##    .V8                0.656                               0.656    0.656
##    .V9                0.907                               0.907    0.907
##    .V10               0.541                               0.541    0.541
##    .V11               0.563                               0.563    0.563
##    .V12               0.672                               0.672    0.672
##    .V13               0.425                               0.425    0.425
##    .V14               0.564                               0.564    0.564
##    .V15               0.573                               0.573    0.573
##    .V16               0.455                               0.455    0.455
##    .V17               0.500                               0.500    0.500
##    .V18               0.416                               0.416    0.416
##    .V19               0.660                               0.660    0.660
##    .V20               0.410                               0.410    0.410
##    .V21               0.402                               0.402    0.402
##    .V22               0.447                               0.447    0.447
##    .V23               0.495                               0.495    0.495
##    .V24               0.453                               0.453    0.453
##    .V25               0.995                               0.995    0.995
##    .V26               0.470                               0.470    0.470
##    .V27               0.558                               0.558    0.558
##    .V28               0.871                               0.871    0.871
##    .V29               0.955                               0.955    0.955
##     ISMI              1.000                               1.000    1.000
## 
## Scales y*:
##                    Estimate  Std.Err  z-value  P(>|z|)   Std.lv  Std.all
##     V1                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V2                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V3                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V4                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V5                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V6                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V7                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V8                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V9                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V10               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V11               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V12               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V13               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V14               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V15               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V16               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V17               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V18               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V19               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V20               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V21               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V22               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V23               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V24               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V25               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V26               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V27               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V28               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V29               1.000                               1.000    1.000

Plot the path diagram:

semPaths(uni.model.fit, what = 'std', fade = F)

20.2 PART II: Correlated factors model

Write out syntax for a five-factor CFA model:

cor.fac.model = '
Alienation =~ V1+V2+V3+V4+V5+V6
Stereotype =~ V7+V8+V9+V10+V11+V12+V13
Discrimination =~ V14+V15+V16+V17+V18
Withdrawal =~ V19+V20+V21+V22+V23+V24
Stigma =~ V25+V26+V27+V28+V29
'
cor.fac.model.fit = lavaan::sem(cor.fac.model, 
                        data=ISMI29, 
                        ordered = colnames(ISMI29), 
                        std.lv = TRUE, 
                        fixed.x = F)

summary(cor.fac.model.fit, standardized = TRUE, fit.measures = TRUE)
## lavaan 0.6-12 ended normally after 43 iterations
## 
##   Estimator                                       DWLS
##   Optimization method                           NLMINB
##   Number of model parameters                       126
## 
##   Number of observations                           758
## 
## Model Test User Model:
##                                               Standard      Robust
##   Test Statistic                              1340.188    1751.387
##   Degrees of freedom                               367         367
##   P-value (Chi-square)                           0.000       0.000
##   Scaling correction factor                                  0.829
##   Shift parameter                                          133.939
##     simple second-order correction                                
## 
## Model Test Baseline Model:
## 
##   Test statistic                             76016.285   21485.170
##   Degrees of freedom                               406         406
##   P-value                                        0.000       0.000
##   Scaling correction factor                                  3.587
## 
## User Model versus Baseline Model:
## 
##   Comparative Fit Index (CFI)                    0.987       0.934
##   Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI)                       0.986       0.927
##                                                                   
##   Robust Comparative Fit Index (CFI)                            NA
##   Robust Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI)                               NA
## 
## Root Mean Square Error of Approximation:
## 
##   RMSEA                                          0.059       0.071
##   90 Percent confidence interval - lower         0.056       0.067
##   90 Percent confidence interval - upper         0.063       0.074
##   P-value RMSEA <= 0.05                          0.000       0.000
##                                                                   
##   Robust RMSEA                                                  NA
##   90 Percent confidence interval - lower                        NA
##   90 Percent confidence interval - upper                        NA
## 
## Standardized Root Mean Square Residual:
## 
##   SRMR                                           0.059       0.059
## 
## Parameter Estimates:
## 
##   Standard errors                           Robust.sem
##   Information                                 Expected
##   Information saturated (h1) model        Unstructured
## 
## Latent Variables:
##                     Estimate  Std.Err  z-value  P(>|z|)   Std.lv  Std.all
##   Alienation =~                                                          
##     V1                 0.839    0.016   52.254    0.000    0.839    0.839
##     V2                 0.776    0.018   42.466    0.000    0.776    0.776
##     V3                 0.556    0.028   19.804    0.000    0.556    0.556
##     V4                 0.743    0.019   39.776    0.000    0.743    0.743
##     V5                 0.735    0.020   36.553    0.000    0.735    0.735
##     V6                 0.773    0.018   43.805    0.000    0.773    0.773
##   Stereotype =~                                                          
##     V7                 0.614    0.028   21.657    0.000    0.614    0.614
##     V8                 0.643    0.034   19.107    0.000    0.643    0.643
##     V9                 0.342    0.041    8.341    0.000    0.342    0.342
##     V10                0.741    0.026   28.172    0.000    0.741    0.741
##     V11                0.724    0.025   29.166    0.000    0.724    0.724
##     V12                0.627    0.035   18.158    0.000    0.627    0.627
##     V13                0.830    0.023   36.031    0.000    0.830    0.830
##   Discrimination =~                                                      
##     V14                0.727    0.021   34.282    0.000    0.727    0.727
##     V15                0.720    0.022   32.614    0.000    0.720    0.720
##     V16                0.809    0.016   50.107    0.000    0.809    0.809
##     V17                0.776    0.019   41.474    0.000    0.776    0.776
##     V18                0.853    0.019   45.026    0.000    0.853    0.853
##   Withdrawal =~                                                          
##     V19                0.609    0.026   23.873    0.000    0.609    0.609
##     V20                0.801    0.016   50.440    0.000    0.801    0.801
##     V21                0.808    0.017   48.511    0.000    0.808    0.808
##     V22                0.776    0.018   43.680    0.000    0.776    0.776
##     V23                0.743    0.021   36.183    0.000    0.743    0.743
##     V24                0.771    0.019   40.946    0.000    0.771    0.771
##   Stigma =~                                                              
##     V25                0.090    0.042    2.159    0.031    0.090    0.090
##     V26                0.814    0.020   40.736    0.000    0.814    0.814
##     V27                0.739    0.024   30.998    0.000    0.739    0.739
##     V28                0.406    0.040   10.062    0.000    0.406    0.406
##     V29                0.249    0.038    6.479    0.000    0.249    0.249
## 
## Covariances:
##                     Estimate  Std.Err  z-value  P(>|z|)   Std.lv  Std.all
##   Alienation ~~                                                          
##     Stereotype         0.798    0.021   37.898    0.000    0.798    0.798
##     Discrimination     0.767    0.019   41.097    0.000    0.767    0.767
##     Withdrawal         0.876    0.014   60.655    0.000    0.876    0.876
##     Stigma             0.868    0.019   46.044    0.000    0.868    0.868
##   Stereotype ~~                                                          
##     Discrimination     0.731    0.023   31.608    0.000    0.731    0.731
##     Withdrawal         0.825    0.019   44.132    0.000    0.825    0.825
##     Stigma             0.937    0.017   53.800    0.000    0.937    0.937
##   Discrimination ~~                                                      
##     Withdrawal         0.868    0.014   62.437    0.000    0.868    0.868
##     Stigma             0.688    0.028   24.773    0.000    0.688    0.688
##   Withdrawal ~~                                                          
##     Stigma             0.755    0.024   31.564    0.000    0.755    0.755
## 
## Intercepts:
##                    Estimate  Std.Err  z-value  P(>|z|)   Std.lv  Std.all
##    .V1                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V2                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V3                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V4                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V5                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V6                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V7                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V8                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V9                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V10               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V11               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V12               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V13               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V14               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V15               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V16               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V17               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V18               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V19               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V20               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V21               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V22               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V23               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V24               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V25               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V26               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V27               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V28               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V29               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##     Alienation        0.000                               0.000    0.000
##     Stereotype        0.000                               0.000    0.000
##     Discrimination    0.000                               0.000    0.000
##     Withdrawal        0.000                               0.000    0.000
##     Stigma            0.000                               0.000    0.000
## 
## Thresholds:
##                    Estimate  Std.Err  z-value  P(>|z|)   Std.lv  Std.all
##     V1|t1            -0.980    0.054  -17.991    0.000   -0.980   -0.980
##     V1|t2            -0.099    0.046   -2.178    0.029   -0.099   -0.099
##     V1|t3             1.046    0.056   18.722    0.000    1.046    1.046
##     V2|t1            -0.903    0.053  -17.036    0.000   -0.903   -0.903
##     V2|t2             0.213    0.046    4.643    0.000    0.213    0.213
##     V2|t3             1.202    0.060   20.103    0.000    1.202    1.202
##     V3|t1            -1.149    0.058  -19.687    0.000   -1.149   -1.149
##     V3|t2            -0.070    0.046   -1.524    0.127   -0.070   -0.070
##     V3|t3             1.175    0.059   19.899    0.000    1.175    1.175
##     V4|t1            -0.985    0.055  -18.053    0.000   -0.985   -0.985
##     V4|t2            -0.066    0.046   -1.452    0.147   -0.066   -0.066
##     V4|t3             1.058    0.056   18.840    0.000    1.058    1.058
##     V5|t1            -0.785    0.051  -15.374    0.000   -0.785   -0.785
##     V5|t2            -0.046    0.046   -1.016    0.309   -0.046   -0.046
##     V5|t3             1.029    0.056   18.542    0.000    1.029    1.029
##     V6|t1            -0.758    0.051  -14.965    0.000   -0.758   -0.758
##     V6|t2             0.060    0.046    1.307    0.191    0.060    0.060
##     V6|t3             1.202    0.060   20.103    0.000    1.202    1.202
##     V7|t1            -0.685    0.050  -13.793    0.000   -0.685   -0.685
##     V7|t2             0.537    0.048   11.189    0.000    0.537    0.537
##     V7|t3             1.711    0.080   21.292    0.000    1.711    1.711
##     V8|t1             0.404    0.047    8.614    0.000    0.404    0.404
##     V8|t2             1.606    0.075   21.452    0.000    1.606    1.606
##     V8|t3             2.183    0.118   18.488    0.000    2.183    2.183
##     V9|t1             0.264    0.046    5.729    0.000    0.264    0.264
##     V9|t2             1.711    0.080   21.292    0.000    1.711    1.711
##     V9|t3             2.656    0.194   13.656    0.000    2.656    2.656
##     V10|t1            0.261    0.046    5.656    0.000    0.261    0.261
##     V10|t2            1.429    0.067   21.257    0.000    1.429    1.429
##     V10|t3            2.149    0.114   18.786    0.000    2.149    2.149
##     V11|t1            0.073    0.046    1.597    0.110    0.073    0.073
##     V11|t2            1.319    0.063   20.826    0.000    1.319    1.319
##     V11|t3            2.261    0.127   17.776    0.000    2.261    2.261
##     V12|t1            0.507    0.048   10.619    0.000    0.507    0.507
##     V12|t2            1.839    0.088   20.845    0.000    1.839    1.839
##     V12|t3            2.413    0.148   16.268    0.000    2.413    2.413
##     V13|t1            0.288    0.046    6.235    0.000    0.288    0.288
##     V13|t2            1.438    0.068   21.282    0.000    1.438    1.438
##     V13|t3            2.031    0.103   19.706    0.000    2.031    2.031
##     V14|t1           -0.632    0.049  -12.885    0.000   -0.632   -0.632
##     V14|t2            0.496    0.048   10.405    0.000    0.496    0.496
##     V14|t3            1.476    0.069   21.369    0.000    1.476    1.476
##     V15|t1           -0.401    0.047   -8.542    0.000   -0.401   -0.401
##     V15|t2            0.771    0.051   15.170    0.000    0.771    0.771
##     V15|t3            1.726    0.081   21.255    0.000    1.726    1.726
##     V16|t1           -0.557    0.048  -11.544    0.000   -0.557   -0.557
##     V16|t2            0.534    0.048   11.118    0.000    0.534    0.534
##     V16|t3            1.549    0.072   21.455    0.000    1.549    1.549
##     V17|t1           -0.285    0.046   -6.162    0.000   -0.285   -0.285
##     V17|t2            0.803    0.051   15.644    0.000    0.803    0.803
##     V17|t3            1.771    0.084   21.114    0.000    1.771    1.771
##     V18|t1           -0.437    0.047   -9.260    0.000   -0.437   -0.437
##     V18|t2            0.632    0.049   12.885    0.000    0.632    0.632
##     V18|t3            1.726    0.081   21.255    0.000    1.726    1.726
##     V19|t1           -1.243    0.061  -20.393    0.000   -1.243   -1.243
##     V19|t2           -0.210    0.046   -4.570    0.000   -0.210   -0.210
##     V19|t3            0.888    0.053   16.840    0.000    0.888    0.888
##     V20|t1           -0.664    0.049  -13.445    0.000   -0.664   -0.664
##     V20|t2            0.278    0.046    6.018    0.000    0.278    0.278
##     V20|t3            1.251    0.061   20.439    0.000    1.251    1.251
##     V21|t1           -0.727    0.050  -14.485    0.000   -0.727   -0.727
##     V21|t2            0.433    0.047    9.189    0.000    0.433    0.433
##     V21|t3            1.517    0.071   21.429    0.000    1.517    1.517
##     V22|t1           -0.261    0.046   -5.656    0.000   -0.261   -0.261
##     V22|t2            0.758    0.051   14.965    0.000    0.758    0.758
##     V22|t3            1.656    0.077   21.400    0.000    1.656    1.656
##     V23|t1           -0.572    0.048  -11.827    0.000   -0.572   -0.572
##     V23|t2            0.440    0.047    9.332    0.000    0.440    0.440
##     V23|t3            1.447    0.068   21.306    0.000    1.447    1.447
##     V24|t1           -0.323    0.046   -6.957    0.000   -0.323   -0.323
##     V24|t2            0.789    0.051   15.441    0.000    0.789    0.789
##     V24|t3            1.571    0.073   21.461    0.000    1.571    1.571
##     V25|t1           -0.873    0.052  -16.644    0.000   -0.873   -0.873
##     V25|t2            0.437    0.047    9.260    0.000    0.437    0.437
##     V25|t3            1.420    0.067   21.231    0.000    1.420    1.420
##     V26|t1           -1.001    0.055  -18.238    0.000   -1.001   -1.001
##     V26|t2            0.306    0.046    6.596    0.000    0.306    0.306
##     V26|t3            1.236    0.061   20.346    0.000    1.236    1.236
##     V27|t1           -0.481    0.048  -10.120    0.000   -0.481   -0.481
##     V27|t2            0.854    0.052   16.380    0.000    0.854    0.854
##     V27|t3            1.683    0.079   21.354    0.000    1.683    1.683
##     V28|t1            0.254    0.046    5.512    0.000    0.254    0.254
##     V28|t2            1.656    0.077   21.400    0.000    1.656    1.656
##     V28|t3            1.982    0.099   20.046    0.000    1.982    1.982
##     V29|t1           -0.698    0.050  -14.001    0.000   -0.698   -0.698
##     V29|t2            0.619    0.049   12.674    0.000    0.619    0.619
##     V29|t3            1.756    0.083   21.166    0.000    1.756    1.756
## 
## Variances:
##                    Estimate  Std.Err  z-value  P(>|z|)   Std.lv  Std.all
##    .V1                0.297                               0.297    0.297
##    .V2                0.398                               0.398    0.398
##    .V3                0.690                               0.690    0.690
##    .V4                0.449                               0.449    0.449
##    .V5                0.460                               0.460    0.460
##    .V6                0.403                               0.403    0.403
##    .V7                0.623                               0.623    0.623
##    .V8                0.586                               0.586    0.586
##    .V9                0.883                               0.883    0.883
##    .V10               0.451                               0.451    0.451
##    .V11               0.476                               0.476    0.476
##    .V12               0.607                               0.607    0.607
##    .V13               0.311                               0.311    0.311
##    .V14               0.471                               0.471    0.471
##    .V15               0.481                               0.481    0.481
##    .V16               0.346                               0.346    0.346
##    .V17               0.398                               0.398    0.398
##    .V18               0.272                               0.272    0.272
##    .V19               0.629                               0.629    0.629
##    .V20               0.359                               0.359    0.359
##    .V21               0.347                               0.347    0.347
##    .V22               0.398                               0.398    0.398
##    .V23               0.448                               0.448    0.448
##    .V24               0.405                               0.405    0.405
##    .V25               0.992                               0.992    0.992
##    .V26               0.337                               0.337    0.337
##    .V27               0.454                               0.454    0.454
##    .V28               0.835                               0.835    0.835
##    .V29               0.938                               0.938    0.938
##     Alienation        1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     Stereotype        1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     Discrimination    1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     Withdrawal        1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     Stigma            1.000                               1.000    1.000
## 
## Scales y*:
##                    Estimate  Std.Err  z-value  P(>|z|)   Std.lv  Std.all
##     V1                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V2                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V3                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V4                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V5                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V6                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V7                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V8                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V9                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V10               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V11               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V12               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V13               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V14               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V15               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V16               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V17               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V18               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V19               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V20               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V21               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V22               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V23               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V24               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V25               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V26               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V27               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V28               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V29               1.000                               1.000    1.000
semPaths(cor.fac.model.fit, what = 'std', fade = F)

20.3 PART III: Second-order factor Model

Write out syntax for a five-factor second-order CFA model:

secondfac.model = '
Alienation =~ V1+V2+V3+V4+V5+V6
Stereotype =~ V7+V8+V9+V10+V11+V12+V13
Discrimination =~ V14+V15+V16+V17+V18
Withdrawal =~ V19+V20+V21+V22+V23+V24
Stigma =~ V25+V26+V27+V28+V29

# Second-order factor ISMI
ISMI =~ Alienation + Stereotype + Discrimination + Withdrawal + Stigma
'
secondfac.model.fit = lavaan::sem(secondfac.model, 
                          data=ISMI29, 
                          ordered = colnames(ISMI29), 
                          std.lv = TRUE, 
                          fixed.x = F)
summary(secondfac.model.fit, standardized = TRUE, fit.measures = TRUE)
## lavaan 0.6-12 ended normally after 150 iterations
## 
##   Estimator                                       DWLS
##   Optimization method                           NLMINB
##   Number of model parameters                       121
## 
##   Number of observations                           758
## 
## Model Test User Model:
##                                               Standard      Robust
##   Test Statistic                              1550.644    1966.260
##   Degrees of freedom                               372         372
##   P-value (Chi-square)                           0.000       0.000
##   Scaling correction factor                                  0.848
##   Shift parameter                                          138.291
##     simple second-order correction                                
## 
## Model Test Baseline Model:
## 
##   Test statistic                             76016.285   21485.170
##   Degrees of freedom                               406         406
##   P-value                                        0.000       0.000
##   Scaling correction factor                                  3.587
## 
## User Model versus Baseline Model:
## 
##   Comparative Fit Index (CFI)                    0.984       0.924
##   Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI)                       0.983       0.917
##                                                                   
##   Robust Comparative Fit Index (CFI)                            NA
##   Robust Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI)                               NA
## 
## Root Mean Square Error of Approximation:
## 
##   RMSEA                                          0.065       0.075
##   90 Percent confidence interval - lower         0.061       0.072
##   90 Percent confidence interval - upper         0.068       0.079
##   P-value RMSEA <= 0.05                          0.000       0.000
##                                                                   
##   Robust RMSEA                                                  NA
##   90 Percent confidence interval - lower                        NA
##   90 Percent confidence interval - upper                        NA
## 
## Standardized Root Mean Square Residual:
## 
##   SRMR                                           0.064       0.064
## 
## Parameter Estimates:
## 
##   Standard errors                           Robust.sem
##   Information                                 Expected
##   Information saturated (h1) model        Unstructured
## 
## Latent Variables:
##                     Estimate  Std.Err  z-value  P(>|z|)   Std.lv  Std.all
##   Alienation =~                                                          
##     V1                 0.337    0.022   15.037    0.000    0.839    0.839
##     V2                 0.312    0.021   15.081    0.000    0.776    0.776
##     V3                 0.223    0.017   13.259    0.000    0.556    0.556
##     V4                 0.298    0.019   15.597    0.000    0.742    0.742
##     V5                 0.295    0.019   15.793    0.000    0.735    0.735
##     V6                 0.310    0.020   15.515    0.000    0.772    0.772
##   Stereotype =~                                                          
##     V7                 0.279    0.020   13.715    0.000    0.613    0.613
##     V8                 0.292    0.022   13.523    0.000    0.643    0.643
##     V9                 0.155    0.020    7.585    0.000    0.340    0.340
##     V10                0.336    0.022   15.118    0.000    0.739    0.739
##     V11                0.330    0.022   15.229    0.000    0.725    0.725
##     V12                0.284    0.021   13.434    0.000    0.625    0.625
##     V13                0.379    0.024   15.594    0.000    0.833    0.833
##   Discrimination =~                                                      
##     V14                0.377    0.018   20.832    0.000    0.727    0.727
##     V15                0.373    0.018   20.422    0.000    0.720    0.720
##     V16                0.420    0.019   22.444    0.000    0.810    0.810
##     V17                0.402    0.018   21.813    0.000    0.776    0.776
##     V18                0.442    0.024   18.275    0.000    0.853    0.853
##   Withdrawal =~                                                          
##     V19                0.185    0.019    9.612    0.000    0.609    0.609
##     V20                0.243    0.023   10.420    0.000    0.801    0.801
##     V21                0.245    0.024   10.093    0.000    0.809    0.809
##     V22                0.235    0.023   10.395    0.000    0.775    0.775
##     V23                0.225    0.023    9.963    0.000    0.743    0.743
##     V24                0.234    0.023   10.186    0.000    0.772    0.772
##   Stigma =~                                                              
##     V25                0.036    0.018    1.967    0.049    0.082    0.082
##     V26                0.357    0.031   11.708    0.000    0.815    0.815
##     V27                0.325    0.027   11.913    0.000    0.742    0.742
##     V28                0.175    0.022    8.005    0.000    0.400    0.400
##     V29                0.105    0.018    5.830    0.000    0.241    0.241
##   ISMI =~                                                                
##     Alienation         2.281    0.168   13.578    0.000    0.916    0.916
##     Stereotype         1.958    0.147   13.316    0.000    0.891    0.891
##     Discrimination     1.651    0.104   15.930    0.000    0.855    0.855
##     Withdrawal         3.144    0.332    9.469    0.000    0.953    0.953
##     Stigma             2.050    0.195   10.535    0.000    0.899    0.899
## 
## Intercepts:
##                    Estimate  Std.Err  z-value  P(>|z|)   Std.lv  Std.all
##    .V1                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V2                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V3                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V4                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V5                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V6                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V7                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V8                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V9                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V10               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V11               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V12               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V13               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V14               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V15               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V16               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V17               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V18               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V19               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V20               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V21               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V22               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V23               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V24               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V25               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V26               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V27               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V28               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V29               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .Alienation        0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .Stereotype        0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .Discrimination    0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .Withdrawal        0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .Stigma            0.000                               0.000    0.000
##     ISMI              0.000                               0.000    0.000
## 
## Thresholds:
##                    Estimate  Std.Err  z-value  P(>|z|)   Std.lv  Std.all
##     V1|t1            -0.980    0.054  -17.991    0.000   -0.980   -0.980
##     V1|t2            -0.099    0.046   -2.178    0.029   -0.099   -0.099
##     V1|t3             1.046    0.056   18.722    0.000    1.046    1.046
##     V2|t1            -0.903    0.053  -17.036    0.000   -0.903   -0.903
##     V2|t2             0.213    0.046    4.643    0.000    0.213    0.213
##     V2|t3             1.202    0.060   20.103    0.000    1.202    1.202
##     V3|t1            -1.149    0.058  -19.687    0.000   -1.149   -1.149
##     V3|t2            -0.070    0.046   -1.524    0.127   -0.070   -0.070
##     V3|t3             1.175    0.059   19.899    0.000    1.175    1.175
##     V4|t1            -0.985    0.055  -18.053    0.000   -0.985   -0.985
##     V4|t2            -0.066    0.046   -1.452    0.147   -0.066   -0.066
##     V4|t3             1.058    0.056   18.840    0.000    1.058    1.058
##     V5|t1            -0.785    0.051  -15.374    0.000   -0.785   -0.785
##     V5|t2            -0.046    0.046   -1.016    0.309   -0.046   -0.046
##     V5|t3             1.029    0.056   18.542    0.000    1.029    1.029
##     V6|t1            -0.758    0.051  -14.965    0.000   -0.758   -0.758
##     V6|t2             0.060    0.046    1.307    0.191    0.060    0.060
##     V6|t3             1.202    0.060   20.103    0.000    1.202    1.202
##     V7|t1            -0.685    0.050  -13.793    0.000   -0.685   -0.685
##     V7|t2             0.537    0.048   11.189    0.000    0.537    0.537
##     V7|t3             1.711    0.080   21.292    0.000    1.711    1.711
##     V8|t1             0.404    0.047    8.614    0.000    0.404    0.404
##     V8|t2             1.606    0.075   21.452    0.000    1.606    1.606
##     V8|t3             2.183    0.118   18.488    0.000    2.183    2.183
##     V9|t1             0.264    0.046    5.729    0.000    0.264    0.264
##     V9|t2             1.711    0.080   21.292    0.000    1.711    1.711
##     V9|t3             2.656    0.194   13.656    0.000    2.656    2.656
##     V10|t1            0.261    0.046    5.656    0.000    0.261    0.261
##     V10|t2            1.429    0.067   21.257    0.000    1.429    1.429
##     V10|t3            2.149    0.114   18.786    0.000    2.149    2.149
##     V11|t1            0.073    0.046    1.597    0.110    0.073    0.073
##     V11|t2            1.319    0.063   20.826    0.000    1.319    1.319
##     V11|t3            2.261    0.127   17.776    0.000    2.261    2.261
##     V12|t1            0.507    0.048   10.619    0.000    0.507    0.507
##     V12|t2            1.839    0.088   20.845    0.000    1.839    1.839
##     V12|t3            2.413    0.148   16.268    0.000    2.413    2.413
##     V13|t1            0.288    0.046    6.235    0.000    0.288    0.288
##     V13|t2            1.438    0.068   21.282    0.000    1.438    1.438
##     V13|t3            2.031    0.103   19.706    0.000    2.031    2.031
##     V14|t1           -0.632    0.049  -12.885    0.000   -0.632   -0.632
##     V14|t2            0.496    0.048   10.405    0.000    0.496    0.496
##     V14|t3            1.476    0.069   21.369    0.000    1.476    1.476
##     V15|t1           -0.401    0.047   -8.542    0.000   -0.401   -0.401
##     V15|t2            0.771    0.051   15.170    0.000    0.771    0.771
##     V15|t3            1.726    0.081   21.255    0.000    1.726    1.726
##     V16|t1           -0.557    0.048  -11.544    0.000   -0.557   -0.557
##     V16|t2            0.534    0.048   11.118    0.000    0.534    0.534
##     V16|t3            1.549    0.072   21.455    0.000    1.549    1.549
##     V17|t1           -0.285    0.046   -6.162    0.000   -0.285   -0.285
##     V17|t2            0.803    0.051   15.644    0.000    0.803    0.803
##     V17|t3            1.771    0.084   21.114    0.000    1.771    1.771
##     V18|t1           -0.437    0.047   -9.260    0.000   -0.437   -0.437
##     V18|t2            0.632    0.049   12.885    0.000    0.632    0.632
##     V18|t3            1.726    0.081   21.255    0.000    1.726    1.726
##     V19|t1           -1.243    0.061  -20.393    0.000   -1.243   -1.243
##     V19|t2           -0.210    0.046   -4.570    0.000   -0.210   -0.210
##     V19|t3            0.888    0.053   16.840    0.000    0.888    0.888
##     V20|t1           -0.664    0.049  -13.445    0.000   -0.664   -0.664
##     V20|t2            0.278    0.046    6.018    0.000    0.278    0.278
##     V20|t3            1.251    0.061   20.439    0.000    1.251    1.251
##     V21|t1           -0.727    0.050  -14.485    0.000   -0.727   -0.727
##     V21|t2            0.433    0.047    9.189    0.000    0.433    0.433
##     V21|t3            1.517    0.071   21.429    0.000    1.517    1.517
##     V22|t1           -0.261    0.046   -5.656    0.000   -0.261   -0.261
##     V22|t2            0.758    0.051   14.965    0.000    0.758    0.758
##     V22|t3            1.656    0.077   21.400    0.000    1.656    1.656
##     V23|t1           -0.572    0.048  -11.827    0.000   -0.572   -0.572
##     V23|t2            0.440    0.047    9.332    0.000    0.440    0.440
##     V23|t3            1.447    0.068   21.306    0.000    1.447    1.447
##     V24|t1           -0.323    0.046   -6.957    0.000   -0.323   -0.323
##     V24|t2            0.789    0.051   15.441    0.000    0.789    0.789
##     V24|t3            1.571    0.073   21.461    0.000    1.571    1.571
##     V25|t1           -0.873    0.052  -16.644    0.000   -0.873   -0.873
##     V25|t2            0.437    0.047    9.260    0.000    0.437    0.437
##     V25|t3            1.420    0.067   21.231    0.000    1.420    1.420
##     V26|t1           -1.001    0.055  -18.238    0.000   -1.001   -1.001
##     V26|t2            0.306    0.046    6.596    0.000    0.306    0.306
##     V26|t3            1.236    0.061   20.346    0.000    1.236    1.236
##     V27|t1           -0.481    0.048  -10.120    0.000   -0.481   -0.481
##     V27|t2            0.854    0.052   16.380    0.000    0.854    0.854
##     V27|t3            1.683    0.079   21.354    0.000    1.683    1.683
##     V28|t1            0.254    0.046    5.512    0.000    0.254    0.254
##     V28|t2            1.656    0.077   21.400    0.000    1.656    1.656
##     V28|t3            1.982    0.099   20.046    0.000    1.982    1.982
##     V29|t1           -0.698    0.050  -14.001    0.000   -0.698   -0.698
##     V29|t2            0.619    0.049   12.674    0.000    0.619    0.619
##     V29|t3            1.756    0.083   21.166    0.000    1.756    1.756
## 
## Variances:
##                    Estimate  Std.Err  z-value  P(>|z|)   Std.lv  Std.all
##    .V1                0.295                               0.295    0.295
##    .V2                0.398                               0.398    0.398
##    .V3                0.691                               0.691    0.691
##    .V4                0.449                               0.449    0.449
##    .V5                0.460                               0.460    0.460
##    .V6                0.403                               0.403    0.403
##    .V7                0.624                               0.624    0.624
##    .V8                0.587                               0.587    0.587
##    .V9                0.885                               0.885    0.885
##    .V10               0.453                               0.453    0.453
##    .V11               0.475                               0.475    0.475
##    .V12               0.610                               0.610    0.610
##    .V13               0.307                               0.307    0.307
##    .V14               0.472                               0.472    0.472
##    .V15               0.482                               0.482    0.482
##    .V16               0.344                               0.344    0.344
##    .V17               0.397                               0.397    0.397
##    .V18               0.273                               0.273    0.273
##    .V19               0.629                               0.629    0.629
##    .V20               0.359                               0.359    0.359
##    .V21               0.346                               0.346    0.346
##    .V22               0.399                               0.399    0.399
##    .V23               0.449                               0.449    0.449
##    .V24               0.404                               0.404    0.404
##    .V25               0.993                               0.993    0.993
##    .V26               0.336                               0.336    0.336
##    .V27               0.450                               0.450    0.450
##    .V28               0.840                               0.840    0.840
##    .V29               0.942                               0.942    0.942
##    .Alienation        1.000                               0.161    0.161
##    .Stereotype        1.000                               0.207    0.207
##    .Discrimination    1.000                               0.268    0.268
##    .Withdrawal        1.000                               0.092    0.092
##    .Stigma            1.000                               0.192    0.192
##     ISMI              1.000                               1.000    1.000
## 
## Scales y*:
##                    Estimate  Std.Err  z-value  P(>|z|)   Std.lv  Std.all
##     V1                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V2                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V3                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V4                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V5                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V6                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V7                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V8                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V9                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V10               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V11               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V12               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V13               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V14               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V15               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V16               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V17               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V18               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V19               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V20               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V21               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V22               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V23               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V24               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V25               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V26               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V27               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V28               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V29               1.000                               1.000    1.000
semPaths(secondfac.model.fit, what = 'std', fade = F)

20.4 PART IV: Bifactor Model

bifac.model = '
# specific factors
Alienation =~ V1+V2+V3+V4+V5+V6
Stereotype =~ V7+V8+V9+V10+V11+V12+V13
Discrimination =~ V14+V15+V16+V17+V18
Withdrawal =~ V19+V20+V21+V22+V23+V24
Stigma =~ V25+V26+V27+V28+V29

# general factor GEN
GEN =~ V1+V2+V3+V4+V5+V6+V7+V8+V9+V10+V11+V12+V13+V14+V15+V16+V17+V18+V19+
      V20+V21+V22+V23+V24+V25+V26+V27+V28+V29
'

When using sem() to fit a bifactor model, make sure to turn on

  • orthogonal = TRUE to ensure that all specific factors and general factors are uncorrelated
  • otherwise, you’ll get an error/warning saying that the model is not identified.
bifac.model.fit = lavaan::sem(bifac.model, 
                      data=ISMI29, 
                      ordered = colnames(ISMI29), 
                      std.lv = TRUE, 
                      fixed.x = F,
                      orthogonal = TRUE)
summary(bifac.model.fit, standardized = TRUE, fit.measures = TRUE)
## lavaan 0.6-12 ended normally after 75 iterations
## 
##   Estimator                                       DWLS
##   Optimization method                           NLMINB
##   Number of model parameters                       145
## 
##   Number of observations                           758
## 
## Model Test User Model:
##                                               Standard      Robust
##   Test Statistic                              1062.671    1472.549
##   Degrees of freedom                               348         348
##   P-value (Chi-square)                           0.000       0.000
##   Scaling correction factor                                  0.788
##   Shift parameter                                          123.999
##     simple second-order correction                                
## 
## Model Test Baseline Model:
## 
##   Test statistic                             76016.285   21485.170
##   Degrees of freedom                               406         406
##   P-value                                        0.000       0.000
##   Scaling correction factor                                  3.587
## 
## User Model versus Baseline Model:
## 
##   Comparative Fit Index (CFI)                    0.991       0.947
##   Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI)                       0.989       0.938
##                                                                   
##   Robust Comparative Fit Index (CFI)                            NA
##   Robust Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI)                               NA
## 
## Root Mean Square Error of Approximation:
## 
##   RMSEA                                          0.052       0.065
##   90 Percent confidence interval - lower         0.049       0.062
##   90 Percent confidence interval - upper         0.056       0.069
##   P-value RMSEA <= 0.05                          0.165       0.000
##                                                                   
##   Robust RMSEA                                                  NA
##   90 Percent confidence interval - lower                        NA
##   90 Percent confidence interval - upper                        NA
## 
## Standardized Root Mean Square Residual:
## 
##   SRMR                                           0.054       0.054
## 
## Parameter Estimates:
## 
##   Standard errors                           Robust.sem
##   Information                                 Expected
##   Information saturated (h1) model        Unstructured
## 
## Latent Variables:
##                     Estimate  Std.Err  z-value  P(>|z|)   Std.lv  Std.all
##   Alienation =~                                                          
##     V1                 0.085    0.035    2.439    0.015    0.085    0.085
##     V2                 0.147    0.036    4.126    0.000    0.147    0.147
##     V3                 0.040    0.045    0.898    0.369    0.040    0.040
##     V4                 0.474    0.038   12.601    0.000    0.474    0.474
##     V5                 0.527    0.039   13.557    0.000    0.527    0.527
##     V6                 0.393    0.035   11.194    0.000    0.393    0.393
##   Stereotype =~                                                          
##     V7                 0.116    0.047    2.479    0.013    0.116    0.116
##     V8                 0.210    0.049    4.272    0.000    0.210    0.210
##     V9                 0.438    0.057    7.744    0.000    0.438    0.438
##     V10                0.274    0.042    6.544    0.000    0.274    0.274
##     V11                0.398    0.037   10.611    0.000    0.398    0.398
##     V12                0.563    0.056   10.012    0.000    0.563    0.563
##     V13                0.271    0.038    7.086    0.000    0.271    0.271
##   Discrimination =~                                                      
##     V14                0.495    0.032   15.564    0.000    0.495    0.495
##     V15                0.477    0.033   14.494    0.000    0.477    0.477
##     V16                0.554    0.032   17.388    0.000    0.554    0.554
##     V17                0.482    0.033   14.625    0.000    0.482    0.482
##     V18               -0.032    0.032   -1.008    0.313   -0.032   -0.032
##   Withdrawal =~                                                          
##     V19                0.172    0.048    3.606    0.000    0.172    0.172
##     V20                0.465    0.058    8.050    0.000    0.465    0.465
##     V21                0.082    0.040    2.054    0.040    0.082    0.082
##     V22                0.358    0.052    6.888    0.000    0.358    0.358
##     V23                0.107    0.046    2.330    0.020    0.107    0.107
##     V24                0.218    0.042    5.185    0.000    0.218    0.218
##   Stigma =~                                                              
##     V25                0.404    0.066    6.138    0.000    0.404    0.404
##     V26                0.056    0.040    1.414    0.157    0.056    0.056
##     V27                0.291    0.048    6.086    0.000    0.291    0.291
##     V28                0.483    0.067    7.201    0.000    0.483    0.483
##     V29                0.349    0.061    5.752    0.000    0.349    0.349
##   GEN =~                                                                 
##     V1                 0.797    0.016   49.723    0.000    0.797    0.797
##     V2                 0.730    0.019   39.263    0.000    0.730    0.730
##     V3                 0.532    0.028   19.069    0.000    0.532    0.532
##     V4                 0.657    0.022   30.128    0.000    0.657    0.657
##     V5                 0.646    0.023   27.532    0.000    0.646    0.646
##     V6                 0.697    0.020   34.749    0.000    0.697    0.697
##     V7                 0.561    0.028   20.047    0.000    0.561    0.561
##     V8                 0.581    0.034   17.084    0.000    0.581    0.581
##     V9                 0.267    0.041    6.586    0.000    0.267    0.267
##     V10                0.666    0.028   23.951    0.000    0.666    0.666
##     V11                0.638    0.026   24.148    0.000    0.638    0.638
##     V12                0.521    0.038   13.851    0.000    0.521    0.521
##     V13                0.750    0.025   30.069    0.000    0.750    0.750
##     V14                0.600    0.026   23.101    0.000    0.600    0.600
##     V15                0.595    0.027   22.367    0.000    0.595    0.595
##     V16                0.667    0.023   28.805    0.000    0.667    0.667
##     V17                0.647    0.024   26.442    0.000    0.647    0.647
##     V18                0.787    0.017   45.401    0.000    0.787    0.787
##     V19                0.581    0.026   22.230    0.000    0.581    0.581
##     V20                0.743    0.019   39.129    0.000    0.743    0.743
##     V21                0.785    0.018   44.861    0.000    0.785    0.785
##     V22                0.723    0.021   34.234    0.000    0.723    0.723
##     V23                0.718    0.021   33.856    0.000    0.718    0.718
##     V24                0.735    0.020   36.129    0.000    0.735    0.735
##     V25                0.056    0.039    1.451    0.147    0.056    0.056
##     V26                0.742    0.020   37.899    0.000    0.742    0.742
##     V27                0.673    0.024   27.596    0.000    0.673    0.673
##     V28                0.351    0.039    8.996    0.000    0.351    0.351
##     V29                0.206    0.037    5.619    0.000    0.206    0.206
## 
## Covariances:
##                     Estimate  Std.Err  z-value  P(>|z|)   Std.lv  Std.all
##   Alienation ~~                                                          
##     Stereotype         0.000                               0.000    0.000
##     Discrimination     0.000                               0.000    0.000
##     Withdrawal         0.000                               0.000    0.000
##     Stigma             0.000                               0.000    0.000
##     GEN                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##   Stereotype ~~                                                          
##     Discrimination     0.000                               0.000    0.000
##     Withdrawal         0.000                               0.000    0.000
##     Stigma             0.000                               0.000    0.000
##     GEN                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##   Discrimination ~~                                                      
##     Withdrawal         0.000                               0.000    0.000
##     Stigma             0.000                               0.000    0.000
##     GEN                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##   Withdrawal ~~                                                          
##     Stigma             0.000                               0.000    0.000
##     GEN                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##   Stigma ~~                                                              
##     GEN                0.000                               0.000    0.000
## 
## Intercepts:
##                    Estimate  Std.Err  z-value  P(>|z|)   Std.lv  Std.all
##    .V1                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V2                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V3                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V4                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V5                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V6                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V7                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V8                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V9                0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V10               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V11               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V12               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V13               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V14               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V15               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V16               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V17               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V18               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V19               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V20               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V21               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V22               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V23               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V24               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V25               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V26               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V27               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V28               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##    .V29               0.000                               0.000    0.000
##     Alienation        0.000                               0.000    0.000
##     Stereotype        0.000                               0.000    0.000
##     Discrimination    0.000                               0.000    0.000
##     Withdrawal        0.000                               0.000    0.000
##     Stigma            0.000                               0.000    0.000
##     GEN               0.000                               0.000    0.000
## 
## Thresholds:
##                    Estimate  Std.Err  z-value  P(>|z|)   Std.lv  Std.all
##     V1|t1            -0.980    0.054  -17.991    0.000   -0.980   -0.980
##     V1|t2            -0.099    0.046   -2.178    0.029   -0.099   -0.099
##     V1|t3             1.046    0.056   18.722    0.000    1.046    1.046
##     V2|t1            -0.903    0.053  -17.036    0.000   -0.903   -0.903
##     V2|t2             0.213    0.046    4.643    0.000    0.213    0.213
##     V2|t3             1.202    0.060   20.103    0.000    1.202    1.202
##     V3|t1            -1.149    0.058  -19.687    0.000   -1.149   -1.149
##     V3|t2            -0.070    0.046   -1.524    0.127   -0.070   -0.070
##     V3|t3             1.175    0.059   19.899    0.000    1.175    1.175
##     V4|t1            -0.985    0.055  -18.053    0.000   -0.985   -0.985
##     V4|t2            -0.066    0.046   -1.452    0.147   -0.066   -0.066
##     V4|t3             1.058    0.056   18.840    0.000    1.058    1.058
##     V5|t1            -0.785    0.051  -15.374    0.000   -0.785   -0.785
##     V5|t2            -0.046    0.046   -1.016    0.309   -0.046   -0.046
##     V5|t3             1.029    0.056   18.542    0.000    1.029    1.029
##     V6|t1            -0.758    0.051  -14.965    0.000   -0.758   -0.758
##     V6|t2             0.060    0.046    1.307    0.191    0.060    0.060
##     V6|t3             1.202    0.060   20.103    0.000    1.202    1.202
##     V7|t1            -0.685    0.050  -13.793    0.000   -0.685   -0.685
##     V7|t2             0.537    0.048   11.189    0.000    0.537    0.537
##     V7|t3             1.711    0.080   21.292    0.000    1.711    1.711
##     V8|t1             0.404    0.047    8.614    0.000    0.404    0.404
##     V8|t2             1.606    0.075   21.452    0.000    1.606    1.606
##     V8|t3             2.183    0.118   18.488    0.000    2.183    2.183
##     V9|t1             0.264    0.046    5.729    0.000    0.264    0.264
##     V9|t2             1.711    0.080   21.292    0.000    1.711    1.711
##     V9|t3             2.656    0.194   13.656    0.000    2.656    2.656
##     V10|t1            0.261    0.046    5.656    0.000    0.261    0.261
##     V10|t2            1.429    0.067   21.257    0.000    1.429    1.429
##     V10|t3            2.149    0.114   18.786    0.000    2.149    2.149
##     V11|t1            0.073    0.046    1.597    0.110    0.073    0.073
##     V11|t2            1.319    0.063   20.826    0.000    1.319    1.319
##     V11|t3            2.261    0.127   17.776    0.000    2.261    2.261
##     V12|t1            0.507    0.048   10.619    0.000    0.507    0.507
##     V12|t2            1.839    0.088   20.845    0.000    1.839    1.839
##     V12|t3            2.413    0.148   16.268    0.000    2.413    2.413
##     V13|t1            0.288    0.046    6.235    0.000    0.288    0.288
##     V13|t2            1.438    0.068   21.282    0.000    1.438    1.438
##     V13|t3            2.031    0.103   19.706    0.000    2.031    2.031
##     V14|t1           -0.632    0.049  -12.885    0.000   -0.632   -0.632
##     V14|t2            0.496    0.048   10.405    0.000    0.496    0.496
##     V14|t3            1.476    0.069   21.369    0.000    1.476    1.476
##     V15|t1           -0.401    0.047   -8.542    0.000   -0.401   -0.401
##     V15|t2            0.771    0.051   15.170    0.000    0.771    0.771
##     V15|t3            1.726    0.081   21.255    0.000    1.726    1.726
##     V16|t1           -0.557    0.048  -11.544    0.000   -0.557   -0.557
##     V16|t2            0.534    0.048   11.118    0.000    0.534    0.534
##     V16|t3            1.549    0.072   21.455    0.000    1.549    1.549
##     V17|t1           -0.285    0.046   -6.162    0.000   -0.285   -0.285
##     V17|t2            0.803    0.051   15.644    0.000    0.803    0.803
##     V17|t3            1.771    0.084   21.114    0.000    1.771    1.771
##     V18|t1           -0.437    0.047   -9.260    0.000   -0.437   -0.437
##     V18|t2            0.632    0.049   12.885    0.000    0.632    0.632
##     V18|t3            1.726    0.081   21.255    0.000    1.726    1.726
##     V19|t1           -1.243    0.061  -20.393    0.000   -1.243   -1.243
##     V19|t2           -0.210    0.046   -4.570    0.000   -0.210   -0.210
##     V19|t3            0.888    0.053   16.840    0.000    0.888    0.888
##     V20|t1           -0.664    0.049  -13.445    0.000   -0.664   -0.664
##     V20|t2            0.278    0.046    6.018    0.000    0.278    0.278
##     V20|t3            1.251    0.061   20.439    0.000    1.251    1.251
##     V21|t1           -0.727    0.050  -14.485    0.000   -0.727   -0.727
##     V21|t2            0.433    0.047    9.189    0.000    0.433    0.433
##     V21|t3            1.517    0.071   21.429    0.000    1.517    1.517
##     V22|t1           -0.261    0.046   -5.656    0.000   -0.261   -0.261
##     V22|t2            0.758    0.051   14.965    0.000    0.758    0.758
##     V22|t3            1.656    0.077   21.400    0.000    1.656    1.656
##     V23|t1           -0.572    0.048  -11.827    0.000   -0.572   -0.572
##     V23|t2            0.440    0.047    9.332    0.000    0.440    0.440
##     V23|t3            1.447    0.068   21.306    0.000    1.447    1.447
##     V24|t1           -0.323    0.046   -6.957    0.000   -0.323   -0.323
##     V24|t2            0.789    0.051   15.441    0.000    0.789    0.789
##     V24|t3            1.571    0.073   21.461    0.000    1.571    1.571
##     V25|t1           -0.873    0.052  -16.644    0.000   -0.873   -0.873
##     V25|t2            0.437    0.047    9.260    0.000    0.437    0.437
##     V25|t3            1.420    0.067   21.231    0.000    1.420    1.420
##     V26|t1           -1.001    0.055  -18.238    0.000   -1.001   -1.001
##     V26|t2            0.306    0.046    6.596    0.000    0.306    0.306
##     V26|t3            1.236    0.061   20.346    0.000    1.236    1.236
##     V27|t1           -0.481    0.048  -10.120    0.000   -0.481   -0.481
##     V27|t2            0.854    0.052   16.380    0.000    0.854    0.854
##     V27|t3            1.683    0.079   21.354    0.000    1.683    1.683
##     V28|t1            0.254    0.046    5.512    0.000    0.254    0.254
##     V28|t2            1.656    0.077   21.400    0.000    1.656    1.656
##     V28|t3            1.982    0.099   20.046    0.000    1.982    1.982
##     V29|t1           -0.698    0.050  -14.001    0.000   -0.698   -0.698
##     V29|t2            0.619    0.049   12.674    0.000    0.619    0.619
##     V29|t3            1.756    0.083   21.166    0.000    1.756    1.756
## 
## Variances:
##                    Estimate  Std.Err  z-value  P(>|z|)   Std.lv  Std.all
##    .V1                0.358                               0.358    0.358
##    .V2                0.445                               0.445    0.445
##    .V3                0.715                               0.715    0.715
##    .V4                0.343                               0.343    0.343
##    .V5                0.305                               0.305    0.305
##    .V6                0.360                               0.360    0.360
##    .V7                0.672                               0.672    0.672
##    .V8                0.618                               0.618    0.618
##    .V9                0.736                               0.736    0.736
##    .V10               0.482                               0.482    0.482
##    .V11               0.435                               0.435    0.435
##    .V12               0.411                               0.411    0.411
##    .V13               0.364                               0.364    0.364
##    .V14               0.395                               0.395    0.395
##    .V15               0.419                               0.419    0.419
##    .V16               0.248                               0.248    0.248
##    .V17               0.348                               0.348    0.348
##    .V18               0.379                               0.379    0.379
##    .V19               0.633                               0.633    0.633
##    .V20               0.232                               0.232    0.232
##    .V21               0.377                               0.377    0.377
##    .V22               0.349                               0.349    0.349
##    .V23               0.473                               0.473    0.473
##    .V24               0.413                               0.413    0.413
##    .V25               0.833                               0.833    0.833
##    .V26               0.446                               0.446    0.446
##    .V27               0.462                               0.462    0.462
##    .V28               0.643                               0.643    0.643
##    .V29               0.836                               0.836    0.836
##     Alienation        1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     Stereotype        1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     Discrimination    1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     Withdrawal        1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     Stigma            1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     GEN               1.000                               1.000    1.000
## 
## Scales y*:
##                    Estimate  Std.Err  z-value  P(>|z|)   Std.lv  Std.all
##     V1                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V2                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V3                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V4                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V5                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V6                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V7                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V8                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V9                1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V10               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V11               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V12               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V13               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V14               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V15               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V16               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V17               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V18               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V19               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V20               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V21               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V22               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V23               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V24               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V25               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V26               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V27               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V28               1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     V29               1.000                               1.000    1.000
semPaths(bifac.model.fit, what = 'std', fade = F)

20.5 PART V: Model Comparison

UniFactor = fitMeasures(uni.model.fit, fit.measures = c("chisq.scaled", "df.scaled", "pvalue.scaled", "rmsea.scaled", "rmsea.ci.lower.scaled", "rmsea.ci.upper.scaled", "cfi.scaled", "tli.scaled", "srmr_bentler"))
FiveFactor = fitMeasures(cor.fac.model.fit, fit.measures = c("chisq.scaled", "df.scaled", "pvalue.scaled", "rmsea.scaled", "rmsea.ci.lower.scaled", "rmsea.ci.upper.scaled", "cfi.scaled", "tli.scaled", "srmr_bentler"))
SecondOrder = fitMeasures(secondfac.model.fit, fit.measures = c("chisq.scaled", "df.scaled", "pvalue.scaled", "rmsea.scaled", "rmsea.ci.lower.scaled", "rmsea.ci.upper.scaled", "cfi.scaled", "tli.scaled", "srmr_bentler"))
Bifactor = fitMeasures(bifac.model.fit, fit.measures = c("chisq.scaled", "df.scaled", "pvalue.scaled", "rmsea.scaled", "rmsea.ci.lower.scaled", "rmsea.ci.upper.scaled", "cfi.scaled", "tli.scaled", "srmr_bentler"))
round(cbind(UniFactor, FiveFactor, SecondOrder, Bifactor), 3)
##                       UniFactor FiveFactor SecondOrder Bifactor
## chisq.scaled           2606.734   1751.387    1966.260 1472.549
## df.scaled               377.000    367.000     372.000  348.000
## pvalue.scaled             0.000      0.000       0.000    0.000
## rmsea.scaled              0.088      0.071       0.075    0.065
## rmsea.ci.lower.scaled     0.085      0.067       0.072    0.062
## rmsea.ci.upper.scaled     0.092      0.074       0.079    0.069
## cfi.scaled                0.894      0.934       0.924    0.947
## tli.scaled                0.886      0.927       0.917    0.938

Bifactor model wins!

Bifactor indices:

library(BifactorIndicesCalculator)
bifactorIndices(bifac.model.fit)
## $ModelLevelIndices
##    ECV.GEN        PUC  Omega.GEN OmegaH.GEN 
##  0.7629284  0.8251232  0.9475706  0.9021135 
## 
## $FactorLevelIndices
##                   ECV_SS     ECV_SG    ECV_GS     Omega     OmegaH         H        FD
## Alienation     0.1978116 0.04500342 0.8021884 0.8576852 0.12689280 0.4702717 0.7798457
## Stereotype     0.2660867 0.05719306 0.7339133 0.8185651 0.20058412 0.5260601 0.7721520
## Discrimination 0.3156019 0.06635217 0.6843981 0.8568937 0.21680402 0.5773888 0.8395134
## Withdrawal     0.1247961 0.02879844 0.8752039 0.8607013 0.08233921 0.3428283 0.7144528
## Stigma         0.3408425 0.03972453 0.6591575 0.6197695 0.24248454 0.4234151 0.6776788
## GEN            0.7629284 0.76292837 0.7629284 0.9475706 0.90211349 0.9584643 0.9703199
## 
## $ItemLevelIndices
##          IECV
## V1  0.9888314
## V2  0.9610230
## V3  0.9942462
## V4  0.6576392
## V5  0.6005025
## V6  0.7590656
## V7  0.9593062
## V8  0.8840932
## V9  0.2706826
## V10 0.8554197
## V11 0.7203853
## V12 0.4616681
## V13 0.8845161
## V14 0.5944395
## V15 0.6092544
## V16 0.5915492
## V17 0.6430917
## V18 0.9983599
## V19 0.9195231
## V20 0.7188428
## V21 0.9891905
## V22 0.8024897
## V23 0.9780720
## V24 0.9194145
## V25 0.0190688
## V26 0.9942829
## V27 0.8426852
## V28 0.3454092
## V29 0.2580677

20.6 Exercise: Mental Ability Scale

Let’s bring our Holzinger and Swineford Dataset back:

head(HolzingerSwineford1939)
##   id sex ageyr agemo  school grade       x1   x2    x3       x4   x5        x6       x7   x8       x9
## 1  1   1    13     1 Pasteur     7 3.333333 7.75 0.375 2.333333 5.75 1.2857143 3.391304 5.75 6.361111
## 2  2   2    13     7 Pasteur     7 5.333333 5.25 2.125 1.666667 3.00 1.2857143 3.782609 6.25 7.916667
## 3  3   2    13     1 Pasteur     7 4.500000 5.25 1.875 1.000000 1.75 0.4285714 3.260870 3.90 4.416667
## 4  4   1    13     2 Pasteur     7 5.333333 7.75 3.000 2.666667 4.50 2.4285714 3.000000 5.30 4.861111
## 5  5   2    12     2 Pasteur     7 4.833333 4.75 0.875 2.666667 4.00 2.5714286 3.695652 6.30 5.916667
## 6  6   2    14     1 Pasteur     7 5.333333 5.00 2.250 1.000000 3.00 0.8571429 4.347826 6.65 7.500000
?HolzingerSwineford1939

This dataset has 301 cases with 9 mental ability items.

Assignment: Could you use the four models above to examine the dimensionality of this ODD Subscale?

Here is a factor structure that you may need:

cor.fac.HS.model = '
visual  =~ x1 + x2 + x3
textual =~ x4 + x5 + x6
speed   =~ x7 + x8 + x9
'

Good luck!

bifac.model = '
# specific factors
visual  =~ x2 + x3 # remove x1 because of heywood case
textual =~ x4 + x5 + x6
speed   =~ x7 + x8 + x9

# general factor GEN <- 
G =~ x1 + x2 + x3 + x4 + x5 + x6 + x7 + x8 + x9
'
bifac.model.fit = lavaan::sem(bifac.model, 
                      data=HolzingerSwineford1939, 
                      #ordered = colnames(odd), 
                      std.lv = TRUE, 
                      fixed.x = F,
                      orthogonal = TRUE,
                      estimator = 'MLR')
lavaan:::summary(bifac.model.fit, standardized = TRUE, fit.measures = TRUE)
## lavaan 0.6-12 ended normally after 24 iterations
## 
##   Estimator                                         ML
##   Optimization method                           NLMINB
##   Number of model parameters                        26
## 
##   Number of observations                           301
## 
## Model Test User Model:
##                                               Standard      Robust
##   Test Statistic                                36.711      36.204
##   Degrees of freedom                                19          19
##   P-value (Chi-square)                           0.009       0.010
##   Scaling correction factor                                  1.014
##     Yuan-Bentler correction (Mplus variant)                       
## 
## Model Test Baseline Model:
## 
##   Test statistic                               918.852     880.082
##   Degrees of freedom                                36          36
##   P-value                                        0.000       0.000
##   Scaling correction factor                                  1.044
## 
## User Model versus Baseline Model:
## 
##   Comparative Fit Index (CFI)                    0.980       0.980
##   Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI)                       0.962       0.961
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##   Robust Comparative Fit Index (CFI)                         0.980
##   Robust Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI)                            0.962
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## Loglikelihood and Information Criteria:
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##   Loglikelihood user model (H0)              -3713.448   -3713.448
##   Scaling correction factor                                  1.078
##       for the MLR correction                                      
##   Loglikelihood unrestricted model (H1)      -3695.092   -3695.092
##   Scaling correction factor                                  1.051
##       for the MLR correction                                      
##                                                                   
##   Akaike (AIC)                                7478.895    7478.895
##   Bayesian (BIC)                              7575.280    7575.280
##   Sample-size adjusted Bayesian (BIC)         7492.823    7492.823
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## Root Mean Square Error of Approximation:
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##   RMSEA                                          0.056       0.055
##   90 Percent confidence interval - lower         0.027       0.027
##   90 Percent confidence interval - upper         0.082       0.082
##   P-value RMSEA <= 0.05                          0.335       0.352
##                                                                   
##   Robust RMSEA                                               0.055
##   90 Percent confidence interval - lower                     0.027
##   90 Percent confidence interval - upper                     0.082
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## Standardized Root Mean Square Residual:
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##   SRMR                                           0.040       0.040
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## Parameter Estimates:
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##   Standard errors                             Sandwich
##   Information bread                           Observed
##   Observed information based on                Hessian
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## Latent Variables:
##                    Estimate  Std.Err  z-value  P(>|z|)   Std.lv  Std.all
##   visual =~                                                             
##     x2                0.751    0.366    2.050    0.040    0.751    0.639
##     x3                0.223    0.008   27.825    0.000    0.223    0.198
##   textual =~                                                            
##     x4                0.854    0.067   12.802    0.000    0.854    0.735
##     x5                1.035    0.063   16.494    0.000    1.035    0.804
##     x6                0.782    0.057   13.746    0.000    0.782    0.715
##   speed =~                                                              
##     x7                0.717    0.084    8.510    0.000    0.717    0.659
##     x8                0.701    0.081    8.710    0.000    0.701    0.694
##     x9                0.441    0.057    7.688    0.000    0.441    0.438
##   G =~                                                                  
##     x1                0.936    0.094    9.920    0.000    0.936    0.803
##     x2                0.455    0.084    5.422    0.000    0.455    0.387
##     x3                0.623    0.073    8.544    0.000    0.623    0.552
##     x4                0.486    0.088    5.542    0.000    0.486    0.418
##     x5                0.439    0.090    4.857    0.000    0.439    0.340
##     x6                0.468    0.085    5.490    0.000    0.468    0.428
##     x7                0.112    0.082    1.374    0.169    0.112    0.103
##     x8                0.291    0.074    3.936    0.000    0.291    0.288
##     x9                0.509    0.076    6.716    0.000    0.509    0.505
## 
## Covariances:
##                    Estimate  Std.Err  z-value  P(>|z|)   Std.lv  Std.all
##   visual ~~                                                             
##     textual           0.000                               0.000    0.000
##     speed             0.000                               0.000    0.000
##     G                 0.000                               0.000    0.000
##   textual ~~                                                            
##     speed             0.000                               0.000    0.000
##     G                 0.000                               0.000    0.000
##   speed ~~                                                              
##     G                 0.000                               0.000    0.000
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## Variances:
##                    Estimate  Std.Err  z-value  P(>|z|)   Std.lv  Std.all
##    .x2                0.612    0.513    1.192    0.233    0.612    0.443
##    .x3                0.837    0.083   10.068    0.000    0.837    0.656
##    .x4                0.384    0.051    7.598    0.000    0.384    0.284
##    .x5                0.396    0.065    6.135    0.000    0.396    0.238
##    .x6                0.366    0.046    7.933    0.000    0.366    0.306
##    .x7                0.657    0.109    6.021    0.000    0.657    0.555
##    .x8                0.446    0.095    4.687    0.000    0.446    0.436
##    .x9                0.561    0.064    8.741    0.000    0.561    0.553
##    .x1                0.482    0.152    3.178    0.001    0.482    0.355
##     visual            1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     textual           1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     speed             1.000                               1.000    1.000
##     G                 1.000                               1.000    1.000