TABLE 2.

Factor loadings for the three-factor model of the Italian version of the SACS.

	Three-factor model
Items	Factor 1	Factor 2	Factor 3
SACS1	0.03	0.69	0.01
SACS2	0.19	0.61	0.10
SACS3	0.46	-0.34	0.10
SACS4	0.15	-0.60*	0.23
SACS5	-0.07	0.55	0.08
SACS6	-0.30	-0.05	0.49
SACS7	0.02	0.58	0.32
SACS8	0.28	-0.46*	0.20
SACS9	0.12	0.42	0.30
SACS10	-0.01	0.30	0.42
SACS11	-0.10	0.30	0.42
SACS12	-0.01	-0.08	0.56
SACS13	0.47	-0.40	0.03
SACS14	0.68	0.12	0.00
SACS15	0.74	0.02	-0.12

N = 217; *Items to be reversed; Factor 1 = Coercion as offending; Factor 2 = Coercion as care and security; Factor 3 = Coercion as treatment. Factors with significant loading (≥0.40) are reported in bold characters.