The effect of risk communication on preventive and protective Behaviours during the COVID-19 outbreak: mediating role of risk perception

Table 3 Goodness of fit measures

Type of measure	Goodness of fit measures	Definitions	Desired range	Model result	Results
Absolute fit indices	X²	Chi Square	> 0.05	0.072	Compliant
	GFI	Goodness of Fit Index	> 0.9	0.988	Compliant
	AGFI	Adjusted goodness of fit index	> 0.9	0.938	Compliant
	RMR	Root Mean square Residual	Near to zero	0.013	Compliant
Comparative fit indices	NNFI	Non-Normed Fit Index	> 0.9	0.989	Compliant
	NFI	Normed Fit Index	> 0.9	0.989	Compliant
	CFI	Comparative Fit Index	> 0.9	0.981	Compliant
	IFI	Incremental Fit Index	> 0.9	0.981	Compliant
Parsimonious fit indices	PRATIO	Parsimony ratio	> 0.5	0.612	Compliant
	PNFI	Parsimony Normed Fit Index	> 0.5	0.641	Compliant
	RMSEA	Root Mean Square Error of Approximation	< 0.08	0.034	Compliant
	Normed X²	Chi Square/ degrees of freedom	2–3	2.373	Compliant

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