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Published in final edited form as: Eur J Psychol Assess. 2022 Jun 1;39(3):165–175. doi: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000707

Table 2.

Standardized Factor Loadings for the ESEM and Bifactor ESEM Models

ESEM (Model E) Bifactor ESEM (Model F)

INT EXT ATT G INT EXT ATT
Feels sad, unhappy.   0.67*** −0.04   0.27*** 0.43 ***   0.61*** −0.04 −0.02
Feels hopeless.   0.24***   0.28***   0.31*** 0.64 ***   0.19*   0.00 −0.34***
Is down on him or herself.   0.47***   0.31***   0.13 0.50 ***   0.40***   0.21***   0.12
Worries a lot.   0.81*** −0.02   0.11 0.32 ***   0.74***   0.10   0.16*
Seems to be having less fun.   0.65*** −0.15* −0.02 0.06   0.61***   0.05   0.03
Fights with others. −0.33***   0.45***   0.40*** 0.60 *** −0.38***   0.03   0.19**
Does not listen to rules.   0.10   0.33***   0.53*** 0.76 ***   0.03 −0.04   0.13*
Does not understand other people’s feelings. −0.04   0.48***   0.10 0.49 *** −0.08   0.20** −0.13
Tease others.   0.19**   1.01*** −0.55*** 0.41 ***   0.14**   0.88***   −0.02
Blames others for his or her troubles.   0.23***   0.59*** −0.05 0.51 ***   0.17**   0.39***   0.03
Takes things that do not belong to him or her. −0.05   0.39***   0.45*** 0.70 *** −0.11 −0.01   0.02
Refuses to share. −0.22**   0.41***   0.40*** 0.64 *** −0.28*** −0.02 −0.09
Fidgety, unable to sit still. −0.10   0.53***   0.31*** 0.65 *** −0.16*   0.16*   0.20*
Acts as if driven by a motor.   0.39***   0.12   0.58*** 0.70 ***   0.31*** −0.08   0.33***
Daydreams too much.   0.19*   0.23**   0.57*** 0.70 ***   0.10 −0.02   0.39***
Distracted easily.   0.13*   0.08   0.54*** 0.56 ***   0.07 −0.14**   0.28***
Has trouble concentrating.   0.25***   0.20***   0.50*** 0.71 ***   0.19*** −0.11* −0.10

Note. INT = internalizing; EXT = externalizing; ATT = attention; G = the general factor. Target loadings are highlighted in bold. Cross-loadings greater than 0.30 were italicized.

*

p < .05

**

p < .01

***

p < .001