Impact of psychological entitlement on engagement in learning activities and psychological anxiety: the mediating role of envy

Table 1 Confirmatory factor analysis and alternative measurement models

Model	χ²	Df	χ² / df	∆ χ²^a	∆df	CFI	IFI	TLI	RMSEA
Hypothesized Measurement Model (5 Factor Model)	714.72	617	1.158			0.94	0.94	0.94	0.02
Alternate Model 1: Combined " Psychological Anxiety and Engagement in Learning Activities " (4 Factor Model)	1066.26	621	1.717	351.54	4	0.75	0.76	0.74	0.05
Alternate Model 2: Combined " Benign and Malign Envy " (4 Factor Model)	878.02	621	1.414	163.30	4	0.86	0.86	0.85	0.04
Alternate Model 3: Combined " Benign and Malign Envy " and then combined “Psychological Anxiety and Engagement in Learning Activities " (3 Factor Model)	1230.09	624	1.971	515.37	7	0.67	0.67	0.64	0.06
Alternate Model 4: Combined " Benign, Malign Envy, Psychological Anxiety, Engagement in Learning Activities " (2 Factor Model)	1393.82	626	2.227	679.10	9	0.58	0.59	0.55	0.07
Alternate Model 5: “All items Combined " (1 Factor Model)	1591.75	627	2.539	877.03	10	0.47	0.48	0.44	0.08

Note: n = 242; ^a Values are differences of each of the alternative measurement models with the hypothesized model

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