Table 1.

Factor Loadings for the Proposed Model of Correlates of Negative Interaction Among Older African Americans

Item	Descriptions	Factor Loadings	Error Terms
η1	Extraversion
	y1 Initiate making friends	0.441	.806
	y2 Background on social occasions	0.471	.778
	y3 Mostly quiet with others	0.585	.658
η2	Neuroticism
	y4 Mood goes up and down	0.711	.495
	y5 Often feel fed up	0.758	.426
	y6 Tense or high strung	0.655	.571
η3	Telephone contact
	y7 How often talk on phone	1.000	.000
η4	Face-to-face contact
	y8 How often get together	1.000	.000
η5	Emotional support
	y9 Feel loved and cared for	0.947	.103
	y10 Willing to listen to problems	0.656	.569
η6	Negative interaction
	y11 Make too many demands	0.721	.480
	y]2 Critical	0.718	.484

Note: Standardized factor loadings and error terms are used.