Table 4.
Factor analysis for the four-factor solution of the Korean version of the SCAARED (PAF method)
| Item | Factor I Generalized anxiety |
Factor II Social anxiety |
Factor III Somatic/Panic/ Agoraphobia |
Factor IV Separation anxiety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08. It is hard for me to stop worrying | 0.745 | |||
| 23. I am a worrier | 0.701 | |||
| 21. I worry about things working out for me | 0.667 | |||
| 39. I worry about things that have already happened | 0.635 | |||
| 31. When I worry a lot, I feel restless | 0.613 | |||
| 07. I am nervous | 0.598 | |||
| 37. I worry about how well I do things | 0.598 | 0.350 | 0.362 | |
| 29. People tell me that I worry too much | 0.577 | |||
| 14. I worry about being as good as other people | 0.551 | |||
| 35. I worry about what is going to happen in the future | 0.549 | |||
| 09. People tell me that I look nervous | 0.508 | 0.363 | ||
| 05. I worry about people liking me | 0.504 | 0.378 | ||
| 24. When I worry a lot, I have trouble sleeping | 0.463 | |||
| 44. When I worry a lot, I feel irritable. | 0.431 | 0.363 | ||
| 42. I feel nervous when I go to parties, dances, or any place where there will be people that I don’t know well | 0.778 | |||
| 27. It is hard for me to talk with people I don’t know well | 0.762 | |||
| 10. I feel nervous with people I don’t know well | 0.718 | |||
| 34. I feel shy with people I don’t know well | 0.646 | |||
| 03. I don’t like to be with people I don’t know well | 0.581 | |||
| 43. I am shy | 0.556 | |||
| 38. I am afraid to go outside or to crowded places by myself | 0.452 | 0.369 | ||
| 41. I feel nervous when I am with other people and I have to do something while they watch me (for example: speak, play a sport) | 0.364 | 0.418 | ||
| 06. When I get anxious, I feel like passing out | 0.629 | |||
| 40. When I get anxious, I feel dizzy | 0.624 | |||
| 11. I get stomachaches at school, at work, or in public places | 0.541 | |||
| 15. When I get anxious, I feel like things are not real | 0.538 | |||
| 01. When I feel nervous, It is hard for me to breathe | 0.515 | |||
| 25. I get really frightened for no reason at all | 0.306 | 0.492 | ||
| 36. When I get anxious, I feel like throwing up | 0.478 | |||
| 02. I get headaches when I am at school, at work or in public places | 0.451 | |||
| 28. When I get anxious, I feel like I’m choking | 0.44 | |||
| 12. When I get anxious, I feel like I’m going crazy | 0.415 | 0.434 | ||
| 17. I worry about going to work or school, or to public places | 0.338 | 0.415 | 0.328 | |
| 32. I am afraid of having anxiety (or panic) attacks | 0.382 | 0.305 | ||
| 22. When I get anxious, I sweat a lot | 0.318 | 0.365 | ||
| 33. I worry that something bad might happen to my family | 0.549 | |||
| 16. I have nightmares about something bad happening to my family | 0.54 | |||
| 04. I get nervous if I sleep away from home | 0.516 | |||
| 13. I worry about sleeping alone | 0.513 | |||
| 30. I don’t like to be away from my family | 0.463 | |||
| 26. I am afraid to be alone in the house | 0.429 | |||
| 18. When I get anxious, my heart beats fast | 0.388 | |||
| 20. I have nightmares about something bad happening to me | 0.308 | 0.375 | ||
| 19. I get shaky | 0.322 | |||
| Eigenvalue | 13.1 | 2.34 | 1.89 | 1.45 |
| % of variance | 29.7 | 5.36 | 4.29 | 3.29 |
PAF, principal axis factoring; SCAARED, Screen for Adult Anxiety Related Disorders; All loading greater than 0.30 are reported
Factor I (Generalized anxiety): Items 5, 7, 8, 9, 14, 21, 23, 24, 29, 31, 35, 37, 39, 44
Factor II (Social anxiety): Items 3, 10, 27, 34, 38, 41, 42, 43
Factor III (Somatic/Panic/Agoraphobia): Items 1, 2, 6, 11, 12, 15, 17, 22, 25, 28, 32, 36, 40
Factor IV (Separation anxiety): Items 4, 13, 16, 18, 19, 20, 26, 30, 33