Table 1.

Factor Loadings (Promax²⁸) of Individual Fears Assessed by Self-Report at Age 16 to 17 Years^a

	Factor Loadings
Fear-Producing Stimulus	Situational	Animal	Blood/Injury
Enclosed places	0.81	0.03	−0.13
Heights	0.74	−0.01	−0.02
Dark	0.71	0.09	−0.01
Flying	0.69	−0.11	0.18
Lightning	0.57	0.02	0.19
Rats	0.03	0.80	−0.03
Snakes	0.06	0.79	−0.09
Spiders	0.02	0.75	0.07
Wasps	0.04	0.42	0.29
Dogs	−0.13	0.35	0.21
Dentists	−0.01	−0.03	0.81
Injections	0.02	0.08	0.78
Injuries and blood	0.28	0.04	0.51

^aBold loadings (≥ + 0.30) indicate the factor to which the individual fear item was assigned.