Table 3.
The validity and reliability of the Social-Face Sensitivity Scale.
| Items | Factor loading | α | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Social-face sensitivity 8 | 0.852 | 0.276 | 0.077 | 0.919 |
| Social-face sensitivity 9 | 0.833 | 0.160 | 0.073 | |
| Social-face sensitivity 6 | 0.804 | 0.343 | 0.056 | |
| Social-face sensitivity 7 | 0.776 | 0.344 | 0.030 | |
| Social-face sensitivity 11 | 0.743 | 0.366 | 0.044 | |
| Social-face sensitivity 10 | 0.730 | 0.231 | 0.094 | |
| Social-face sensitivity 2 | 0.291 | 0.900 | 0.053 | 0.959 |
| Social-face sensitivity 1 | 0.280 | 0.880 | 0.092 | |
| Social-face sensitivity 4 | 0.318 | 0.863 | 0.040 | |
| Social-face sensitivity 5 | 0.322 | 0.856 | 0.120 | |
| Social-face sensitivity 3 | 0.406 | 0.828 | 0.023 | |
| Social-face sensitivity 14 | 0.039 | 0.111 | 0.871 | 0.882 |
| Social-face sensitivity 16 | −0.012 | −0.051 | 0.856 | |
| Social-face sensitivity 13 | 0.036 | 0.079 | 0.813 | |
| Social-face sensitivity 15 | 0.030 | 0.136 | 0.810 | |
| Social-face sensitivity 12 | 0.208 | −0.014 | 0.767 | |
| Factor name | SSST | PSC | SFC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eigenvalue | 4.333 | 4.313 | 3.450 |
| Individual proportion of variance | 27.081 | 26.956 | 21.562 |
| Cumulative proportion of variance | 27.081 | 54.037 | 75.599 |
KMO measure = 0.887, Bartlett’s unit matrix test = 3199.616 (df = 120, p < 0.001). SSST, Social self-shaming tendency; PSC, Public self-consciousness; SFC, Social formality consciousness.