Table 1. Study 1 items’ factor loadings after Exploratory Factor Analysis.
For each item only factor loadings >.30 are reported, except for the five items that were excluded from Study 2, for which factor loadings >.10 are reported to show their ambiguity.
| Item | Factor 1 Behaviors | Factor 2 Cognitions | Factor 3 Emotions- Cognitions | Commonality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B3-I would report to the competent authorities illegal activities committed by a member of mafia organized crime, if I knew about them | 0.78 | 0.64 | ||
| B4-I would not rebel against a member of mafia organized crime making an extortion to me | 0.33 | 0.12 | ||
| B7-If I saw a person threatened by a member of mafia organized crime, I would report it to the competent authorities | 0.69 | 0.44 | ||
| B12-I would participate in events against mafia organized crime | 0.43 | 0.34 | ||
| B19-Iwould invest my money to organize initiatives against mafia organized crime | 0.39 | 0.19 | ||
| B20-I would not report a relative of mine if I knew that he/she collaborated with mafia organized crime | 0.39 | 0.26 | ||
| B21-I would report the illegal activities of mafia organized crime even if that would mean going against my neighbours and friends | 0.78 | 0.59 | ||
| E5-How much sadness mafia organized crime evoke in you? R | 0.45 | 0.18 | ||
| E7-How much anger mafia organized crime evoke in you? R | 0.61 | 0.43 | ||
| E9-How much fear mafia organized crime evoke in you? R | 0.40 | 0.15 | ||
| E11-How much indifference mafia organized crime evoke in you? | 0.36 | 0.24 | ||
| C1-Members of mafia organized crime are less honest than other people R | 0.51 | 0.23 | ||
| C6-Some values transmitted by mafia organized crime clans are agreeable | 0.34 | 0.24 | ||
| C10-What it is called mafia organized crime is actually common crime | 0.35 | 0.20 | ||
| C15-Mafia organized crime impoverishes the territories where it is present R | 0.35 | 0.14 | ||
| C30-Members of mafia organized crime think only about their own interest R | 0.31 | 0.12 | ||
| C8-Being affiliated to mafia organized crime open pave your way to richness | 0.54 | 0.28 | ||
| C13-Members of organized crime are good at their activities | 0.49 | 0.27 | ||
| C23-Members of mafia organized crime do just what is right for their clan | 0.38 | 0.15 | ||
| C25-Affiliating to mafia organized crime is a quick way to gain a lot of money | 0.52 | 0.27 | ||
| C29-A member of mafia organized crime is smarter than other people | 0.58 | 0.32 | ||
| C34-Members of mafia organized crime know how to be respected | 0.56 | 0.36 | ||
| C35-Mafia organized crime offers you job opportunities that the State is not able to give | 0.40 | 0.27 | ||
| C7-There are other problems in Italy that should have priority over mafia organized crime* | 0.27 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.27 |
| C18-It is not fair taking parental responsibility away from mafia organized crime members* | 0.28 | 0.13 | 0.10 | |
| C24-If the State would seek a dialogue with mafia organized crime, there would not be all this violence* | 0.26 | 0.14 | 0.14 | |
| C27-The important thing is that mafia organzized crime would not cause troubles to me* | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.11 | 0.10 |
| C37-The State should deal with its corrupted politicians instead of thinking about mafia organized crime * | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.17 |
Notes.
*
excluded items for Study 2.
- R
- reversed score