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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pers Individ Dif. 2009 Oct 1;47(6):565–570. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2009.05.010

Table 3.

Study 2: CFA Standardized Regression Weights for Two-Factor Solution of Adult Temperament Subscales

Factor Loadings

Adult Temperament Scales Factor I Factor II
Affective Perceptual Sensitivity (OS) .74
General Perceptual Sensitivity (OS) .73
Associative Sensitivity (OS) .54 .09
High Pleasure (E/PE) .45
Positive Affect (E/PE) .29 .39
Sociability (E/PE) .23
Emotional Empathy (Aff) .37
Empathic Guilt (Aff) .14
Fear (NA) .79
Sadness (NA) .25 .81
Social Anger (NA) .11 .52
Frustration (NA) .50
Effortful Attention (EC) .39
Activation Control (EC) .24

Note: Highest loading for subscale listed in bold print. Aff = Affiliativeness, OS = Orienting Sensitivity, E/PE = Extraversion/Positive Emotionality, NA = Negative Affect, EC = Effortful Control. Abbreviations in Parentheses refer to general constructs with which subscales are associated. Dash indicates parameter set to zero.