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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jul 21.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Psychol. 2010 Apr;66(4):394–409. doi: 10.1002/jclp.20659

Table 3.

Loadings for the 8-Factor Exploratory Solution of Perceived Barriers to Psychological Treatment Items

Factors
 Corrected item-total correlation
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1. Stigma
24. Concerns about being judged 0.73 0.11 0.05 0.03 −0.02 −0.03 −0.05 0.12 0.69
27. Concerns about documentation in insurance 0.61 −0.09 0.00 0.02 0.09 0.19 0.08 −0.11 0.70
22. Stigma of family/friends knowing 0.53 0.18 0.04 0.02 0.06 0.12 0.08 −0.15 0.74
23. Discomfort talking to someone I don’t know 0.53 0.05 0.28 −0.05 0.10 0.04 0.00 0.06 0.67
25. Counselor would not care about mea 0.47 0.14 −0.07 0.35 0.10 −0.14 0.06 0.05 0.73
26. Counseling means I can’t solve problems myselfa 0.46 −0.13 0.22 −0.01 0.32 0.00 0.05 0.03 0.58
20. Being seen while emotionala 0.39 0.23 0.34 0.04 −0.01 0.01 −0.07 0.08 0.65
2. Lack of motivation
19. Difficulty motivating self 0.02 0.94 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.02 0.70
18. Lack of energy or motivation 0.04 0.48 0.24 0.05 0.09 0.08 0.15 −0.06 0.70
3. Emotional concerns
16. Concerns about upsetting feelings in counseling 0.02 0.00 0.90 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.72
17. Talking about problems makes them worse 0.05 0.12 0.72 0.10 0.06 0.04 0.01 0.00 0.74
20. Being seen while emotionala 0.39 0.23 0.34 0.04 −0.01 0.01 −0.07 0.08 0.63
4. Negative evaluation of therapy
12. Distrust counselors 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.70 0.16 −0.02 −0.03 0.14 0.59
11. Bad experiences with counselors 0.01 0.00 0.11 0.79 −0.09 0.09 0.16 −0.08 0.78
13. Would not expect counseling to be helpfula 0.02 0.14 0.00 0.44 0.47 0.04 −0.08 0.06 0.68
25. Counselor would not care about mea 0.47 0.14 −0.07 0.35 0.10 −0.14 0.06 0.05 0.65
5. Misfit of therapy to needs
13. Would not expect counseling to be helpfula 0.02 0.14 0.00 0.44 0.47 0.04 −0.08 0.06 0.57
14. Attending counseling would feel self-indulgent 0.06 0.08 0.17 0.10 0.56 −0.02 0.01 0.14 0.59
21. My problems are not bad enough 0.06 −0.02 0.01 −0.07 0.69 0.12 0.12 −0.03 0.65
26. Counseling means I can’t solve problems myselfa 0.46 −0.13 0.22 −0.01 0.32 0.00 0.05 0.03 0.52
6. Time constraints
4. Interference from daily responsibilities 0.00 0.00 0.09 −0.01 0.07 0.80 −0.03 0.05 0.55
7. Difficulties getting time off work 0.02 0.02 −0.10 0.08 −0.05 0.67 −0.04 0.05 0.55
7. Participation restrictions
9. Physical symptoms (fatigue, pain, breathing problems) −0.01 0.10 0.00 0.04 0.02 0.01 0.83 0.01 0.79
8. Difficulty walking or getting around −0.01 −0.05 0.05 0.01 0.01 −0.06 0.92 0.04 0.78
10. Illness making it hard to leave home 0.04 0.08 −0.06 0.12 0.04 0.08 0.50 0.12 0.60
1. Problems with transportation 0.10 0.23 −0.18 −0.07 −0.03 0.17 0.43 0.11 0.55
8. Availability of services
5. Lack of available counseling/psychotx −0.03 0.02 0.02 −0.04 0.02 0.06 0.07 0.88 0.58
6. Don’t know how to find counselor/therapist 0.16 −0.09 0.02 0.31 −0.07 0.09 0.07 0.44 0.58
Eigenvalues 9.82 2.39 1.51 1.31 0.98 0.91 0.87 0.74
Chronbach’s alpha (total PBPT α = .92) 0.89 0.82 0.83 0.84 0.77 0.71 0.84 0.73
Items excluded
15. Anxiety about going far from home
3. Cost of psychotherapy
2. Caregiving responsibilities

PBPT = perceived barriers to psychological treatment.

*

Indicates items that load onto two scales. These items are counted in the scoring of both scales, but are counted only once in the total PBPT score.