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. 2023 Mar 22;49(Suppl 2):S93–S103. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbac145

Table 2.

Factor Loadings

2-Factor Model Speech and Language Items 3-Factor Model
Disorganized Speech Impaired Expressivity Inefficient Speech Incoherent Speech Impaired Expressivity
0.77 Poverty of Speech (TLC-01) 0.81
0.87 Poverty of Content of Speech (TLC-02) 0.46 0.47
0.65 −0.34 Pressured Speech (TLC-03) 0.79
0.49 Distractible Speech (TLC-04) 0.58
0.85 Tangentiality (TLC-05) 0.92
0.89 Derailment (TLC-06) 0.58 0.39
0.65 Incoherence (TLC-07) 0.89
0.73 Illogicality (TLC-08) 0.67
0.38 Neologism (TLC-10) 0.58
0.72 Circumstantiality (TLC-12) 0.84
0.82 Loss of Goal (TLC-13) 0.45 0.43
0.66 Perseverations (TLC-14) 0.58
0.62 Decreased Vocal Inflections (SANS-06) 0.69
0.57 Increased Latency of Response (SANS-11) 0.56

Note: Loadings <0.3 are masked. TLC, Scale for the Assessment of Thought Language and Communication; SANS, Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms.