Table 2.
Statements | Factor Loadings from the EFA | Standardized factor Loadings from the CFA | ||||||
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MM | MB | AM | AB | MM | MB | AM | AB | |
1. I was aware of different emotions that arose in me | 0.71 | 0.69 | ||||||
2. I noticed pleasant and unpleasant emotions | 0.69 | 0.64 | ||||||
3. I noticed pleasant and unpleasant thoughts | 0.79 | 0.56 | ||||||
4. I noticed emotions come and go | 0.77 | 0.67 | ||||||
5. I noticed thoughts come and go | 0.74 | 0.65 | ||||||
6. It was interesting to see the patterns of my thinking | 0.68 | 0.63 | ||||||
7. I focused on the movement of my body | 0.58 | 0.65 | ||||||
8. I felt present in my body | 0.78 | 0.66 | ||||||
9. I listened to what my body was telling me | 0.76 | 0.73 | ||||||
10. I was aware of how my body felt | 0.79 | 0.75 | ||||||
11. I noticed the sensations in my body | 0.78 | 0.78 | ||||||
12. I was in tune with how hard my muscles were working | 0.59 | 0.67 | ||||||
13. I let my thoughts/emotions just be without fixating on them | 0.46 | 0.75 | ||||||
14. I accepted my thoughts/emotions without judging them | 0.79 | 0.62 | ||||||
15. I did not react to my thoughts/emotions | 0.81 | 0.20 | ||||||
16. I was okay with experiencing the physical sensations in my body | 0.66 | 0.62 | ||||||
17. I acknowledged how my body felt without trying to change it | 0.80 | 0.77 | ||||||
18. I accepted how my body felt even if it was unpleasant | 0.67 | 0.66 | ||||||
19. I was okay with how my body felt, even if it did not meet expectations | 0.67 | 0.62 | ||||||
% of the variance explained | 18.2 | 19.6 | 8.2 | 12.8 |
Factor loadings < 0.40 for the EFA are not shown; EFA—exploratory factor analysis, CFA—confirmatory factor analysis; MM—Monitoring Mind, MB—Monitoring Body, AM—Accepting Mind, AB—Accepting Body.