Table 5.

Factor loadings for the models tested in the confirmatory factor analysis (n = 240).

	21-item, 5-factor (this study model)	19-item, 5-factor (this study model)	15 core items, 4-factor (original model)	12 core items, 4-factor (best fitting model)	15-item, 5-factor (alternative model)
Affect
Depression	0.804	0.801	0.818	0.767	0.767
Anxiety	0.772	0.772	0.778
Suicidality	0.612	0.636	0.663	0.648	0.645
Guilt	0.608	0.599	0.610	0.630	0.632
Somatic concern	0.666	0.665
Negative symptoms
Blunted affect	0.786	0.790	0.812	0.821	0.816
Emotional withdrawal	0.823	0.812	0.721	0.705	0.752
Motor retardation	0.865	0.876	0.926	0.929	0.893
Mannerisms and posturing	0.293	0.284
Positive symptoms
Suspiciousness	0.843	0.817	0.849	0.863	0.823
Hallucinations	0.481	0.503	0.452	0.444	0.475
Unusual thought content	0.470	0.461	0.411	0.441	0.443
Bizarre behavior	0.314	0.304
Grandiosity	0.015		-0.031
Activation
Motor hyperactivity	0.742	0.778	0.820	0.794	0.776
Excitement	0.638	0.610	0.665	0.654	0.624
Elevated mood	0.144	0.240	0.200	0.193	0.231
Tension	0.627
Disorganization
Conceptual disorganization	0.686	0.692			0.579
Distractibility	0.839	0.818	0.211 (in Factor 4)
Disorientation	0.573	0.593			0.542
Self-neglect					0.739