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. 2024 Apr 15;12:208. doi: 10.1186/s40359-024-01687-9

Table 3.

Factor loadings and descriptive characteristics of the items

Item Three-factor solution Short form Descriptives
Society Person Safety
E1 C E1 C E1 C Raters’ score E2 C M SD Skew Kurt
1 Your own safety - - - - 0.47 0.84 45 0.81 0.81 4.13 1.95 -0.12 -1.11
2 Safety of your loved ones - - - - 0.50 0.86 43 0.85 0.85 4.66 1.95 -0.45 -0.94
3 Work/school future - - 0.43 0.76 - - 31 - - 3.94 1.96 -0.05 -1.12
4 Access to essential items (e.g., food, medicine, toiletries) - - 0.43 0.85 - - 43 0.75 0.78 4.14 1.91 -0.12 -1.07
5 Social relationships with your loved ones - - 0.74 0.76 - - 24 - - 3.39 1.93 0.31 -1.05
6 Social relationships in general - - 0.57 0.79 - - 22 - - 4.03 1.88 -0.09 -1.03
7 Economic crisis in [country of residence] 0.90 0.83 - - - - 40 0.77 0.77 5.42 1.62 -0.94 0.14
8 Functioning of public institutions (e.g., governmental bodies, authorities, police) 0.48 0.77 - - - - 29 - - 3.94 1.85 -0.03 -1.00
9 Functioning of the healthcare system 0.69 0.83 - - - - 28 - - 4.66 1.84 -0.42 -0.85
10 Worsening of public health 0.49 0.83 - - - - 24 - - 4.38 1.83 -0.26 -0.92
11 Spending your free time - - 0.74 0.78 - - 14 - - 3.23 1.84 0.36 -0.89
12 Uncertainty about the future development of the situation - - - - 0.44 0.85 45 0.82 0.85 5.05 1.74 -0.71 -0.37
13 Fear of the war moving to [country of residence] - - - - 0.91 0.80 48 0.80 0.83 4.84 1.92 -0.53 -0.85
14 Concern about the war moving to the EU or the world - - - - 0.94 0.80 47 0.80 0.83 4.94 1.87 -0.60 -0.73
15 Nuclear threat - - - - 0.80 0.78 48 0.76 0.78 4.93 1.85 -0.59 -0.69
16 [Country of residence] coping with a migration wave 0.69 0.75 - - - - 35 - - 4.67 1.79 -0.39 -0.77
17 Rising prices (inflation) 0.89 0.67 - - - - 42 0.68 0.61 5.95 1.37 -1.47 1.81
18 Lack of energy resources (e.g., gas, oil, electricity) 0.72 0.82 - - - - 35 - - 5.21 1.75 -0.84 -0.22
19 Worsening of your mental health (e.g., stress, anxiety, depression) - - 0.65 0.75 - - 34 - - 3.47 1.94 0.29 -1.07
20 Development of the political situation in [country of residence] 0.82 0.71 - - - - 28 - - 5.02 1.75 -0.63 -0.47
21 Quality of your life - - 0.50 0.85 - - 37 - - 4.19 1.86 -0.13 -1.02

Note: E1 = exploratory dataset 1; E2 = exploratory dataset 2; C = confirmatory dataset; Raters’ score potential range = 10-50; descriptive characteristics were obtained from the full sample