IJME - Psychometric properties of a French version of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy

Table 2. Goodness of Fit Indices for three tested models of the JSE-S

Fit indices	Model A	Model B	Model C	Critical values Acceptable or good
χ²	591.56	451.644	325.14	-
df	167	169	166	-
p	< .OO1	< .OO1	< .OO1	-
χ²/df	3.54^*	2.67^*	1.95^**	< 5 or 2
GFI	0.93^*	0.90^*	0.92^*	³0.9 or 0.95
CFI	0.87^*	0.83^*	0.90^**	³0.8 or 0.9
PCFI	0.77^*	0.74^*	0.79^*	³0.6 or 0.8
PGFI	0.74^*	0.72^*	0.73^*	³0.6 or 0.8
RMSEA	0.05	0.06	0.04^**	<0.08 or 0.05

Model A: Three-factor structure of the original version was tested on the entire sample (N=833) Model B: Two-factor structure with "no correlated errors" (n=418) Model C: Two factor structure with "correlated errors" (n=418) *Values are acceptable; **Values are good

Int J Med Educ. 2022; 13:205-214; doi: 10.5116/ijme.62d2.8497