Validation and development of a shorter version of the resilience scale RS-11: results from the population-based KORA–age study

Table 2 CFA of abbreviated models – factor loadings and fit indices of 5-item-scales with an internal consistency ≥ 80

Potential RS-5 models	Factor loadings	<chi > 2 (df)	CMIN/DF	CFI	GFI	RMSEA	TLI	AIC
Model 1: A. B. C. F. G	.67-.69	298.425 (5)	59.685	.899	.936	.178	.799	318.425
Model 2: C. F. G. H. I	.59-.80	41.092 (5)	8.218	.986	.991	.062	.973	61.092
Model 3: B. C. F. G. I	.57-.76	87.153 (5)	17.431	.969	.982	.094	.938	107.153
Model 4: A. B. F. G. K	.60-.73	111.771 (5)	22.354	.960	.976	.107	.919	131.771
Model 5: A. C. F. G. I	.58-.77	125.995 (5)	25.199	.955	.972	.114	.910	145.995

Abbreviations: A to I = item number, see Table 1; df = Degrees of freedom; CMIN/DF = Minimum discrepancy, divided by its degrees of freedom; CFI = Comparative-fit index; GFI = Goodness-of-fit-index; RMSEA = Root mean square error of approximation; TLI = Tucker-Lewis-index; AIC = Akaike information criterion. Bold font indicates the model with the best fit indices.

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