Validation of the wearable acceptability range scale for smart apparel

Fashion and Textiles

International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research

Table 4 χ² (df) and model fit indices for various model testing

Model test of WEAR scale	χ²	df	GFI	IFI	TLI	CFI	RMSEA	SRMR
Kelly’s model^a (N_K = 306)	798.49	76	0.81	0.71	0.65	0.71	0.12	0.10
Initial model (N = 663)	989.33	183	0.86	0.91	0.90	0.91	0.08	0.07
Modified model (N = 663)	253.70	84	0.95	0.97	0.97	0.97	0.06	0.04
Model on smart clothing (N_C = 332)	219.46	84	0.92	0.95	0.94	0.95	0.07	0.05
Model on smart footwear (N_F = 331)	188.64	84	0.93	0.97	0.96	0.97	0.06	0.05
Hu and Bentler’ criteria			> 0.90	> 0.90	> 0.90	> 0.90	< 0.08	< 0.08

N, total sample size; N_C, sample size of smart clothing; N_F, sample size of smart footwear; χ², Chi square; df, degree of freedom; GFI, goodness fit index; IFL, incremental fit index; TLI, Turker–Lewis index; CFI, comparative fit index; RMSEA, root mean error of approximation; SRMR, standardized root mean square residual
^aResult of the model fit for Kelly’s (2016) 14-item WEAR Scale