Table 1.
Standardized Factor Loadings from the Hierarchical Neuroticism Model
| Neuroticism Factor | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPQ-R-N Item | Paraphrased Item Text | Depression | Self-Consciousness | Anxiety | General |
| 1 | mood up and down? | .46 | .72 | ||
| 2 | “miserable”? | .58 | .71 | ||
| 5 | feel sick of things? | .36 | .71 | ||
| 12 | lonely? | .48 | .58 | ||
| 3 | concerned about things you said? | .33 | .80 | ||
| 4 | feelings hurt? | .02a | .72 | ||
| 10 | concerned about embarrassing experiences? | .67 | .74 | ||
| 7 | nervous? | .62 | .78 | ||
| 8 | worry a lot? | .33 | .80 | ||
| 9 | feel tense often? | .23 | .70 | ||
| 11 | have “nerves”? | .42 | .72 | ||
| 6 | feel guilty? | .79 | |||
Note. EPQ-R-N = Eysenck Personality Questionnaire – Neuroticism scale (Eysenck & Eysenck, 1975). Residual variances of items 7 and 10 were constrained to zero. All loadings were significant (p < .001) unless noted otherwise. Items
a
Item loading was not significant (p = .619).