Relationship between emotional maturity, self-esteem and life-satisfaction: A study on traditional dancers of Odisha region

Figures & data

Figure 1. Conceptual framework.

Table 1. Distribution of sample

Dance form	Gender				Total
	Male		Female
	Residence		Residence
	Urban	Rural	Urban	Rural
Odissi dancer	45	50	38	43	176
Folk dancer	48	22	22	24	116
Total	93	72	60	67	292

Table 2. Factorization of research variables with reliability and validity

Variable	Items		α	GFI	CFI	NFI	RMESA	Loading range
	Ori. items	Ret. items
Emotional maturity (FS) 0.78
Emotional stability	10	8	0.72	0.99	0.96	0.98	0.05	0.45–0.80
Emotional progression	10	6	0.67
Social adjustment	10	8	0.57
Personal integration	10	9	0.65
Independence	8	6	0.66
Self-esteem (FS) 0.64
Positive attitude	5	5	0.54	0.95	0.90	0.84	0.06	0.50–0.76
Negative attitude	5	5	0.56
Life satisfaction (FS) 0.94
Pleasure activity	9	8	0.77	0.98	0.99	0.98	0.08	0.89–0.91
Meaningful life	6	6	0.76
Positive self-image	8	7	0.80
Optimal outlook	5	5	0.82
Achieving goals	7	7	0.75

Notes: Ori. items: original items; Ret. items: retained items; α: Cronbach’s test; GFI: goodness-of-fit index; CFI: comparative fit index; NFI: normed fit index; RMESA: root mean square error of approximation; FS: full scale.

Table 3. Fit measures of direct and indirect model

χ^2	df	χ ^2/df	GFI	CFI	NFI	RMESA	PGFI	PCFI	PNFI
Model-1: direct model
131.88	35	3.76**	0.91	0.94	0.93	0.98	0.59	0.73	0.71
Model-2: indirect model (via self-esteem)
161.34	52	3.11**	0.91	0.94	0.92	0.85	0.61	0.74	0.72

Notes: χ ²: chi square; df: Degrees of freedom; GFI: goodness-of-fit index; CFI: comparative fit index; NFI: normed fit index; RMESA: root mean square error of approximation; PGFI: Parsimony goodness-of-fit index; PCFI: Parsimonious comparative fit index; PNFI: Parsimony normed fit index.

** Significant at 0.01 level.