Table 2.
Initial factor loadings for the full 27 item affective polarization scale.
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
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| I would be upset if my friend married a ____. | 0.93 | ||
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| I would be upset if a close family member married a ____. | 0.79 | ||
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| I would not like it if a ____ moved into the house next door. | 0.79 | ||
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| I avoid forming friendships with ____. | 0.84 | ||
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| I would not go into business with a ____. | 0.63 | ||
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| I try to avoid socialising with ____. | 0.76 | ||
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| I would not be willing to date ____. | 0.47 | 0.41 | |
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| I block or unfriend ____ on social media. | 0.35 | ||
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| I do not follow ____ on social media. | 0.49 | ||
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| ____ are untrustworthy. | 0.59 | ||
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| I dislike ____. | 0.47 | ||
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| ____ are hypocritical. | 0.79 | ||
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| ____ are immoral. | 0.7 | ||
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| ____ are unfriendly. | 0.61 | ||
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| ____ are dangerous. | 0.62 | ||
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| ____ are mean. | 0.83 | ||
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| I am happy when negative things happen to ____. | 0.92 | ||
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| I would be happy if there were no ____. | 0.39 | ||
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| I try not to support ____ businesses. | 0.44 | ||
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| I like to see ____ taken down a peg. | 0.68 | ||
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| ____ need to be punished for the harm they cause. | 0.60 | ||
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| When bad things happen to ____ it is their own fault. | 0.63 | ||
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| ____ do not deserve sympathy. | 0.66 | ||
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| I am happy when ____ look bad. | 0.71 | ||
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| I like to make ____ angry. | 0.77 | ||
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| I like to see ____ put in their place. | 0.69 | ||
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| It is appropriate to mock ____. | 0.69 | ||
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| Variance explained (%) | 22.9 | 23.5 | 20.7 |
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Note: Loadings below 0.3 were suppressed.