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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Aug 15.
Published in final edited form as: Psychiatry Res. 2011 Apr 5;188(3):411–421. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2011.02.027

Table 7.

Principal Component Loadings for the Six-Component Level

Component 1 Component 2 Component 3 Component 4 Component 5 Component 6
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
A 1. ADHD Inattention
 a. Makes careless mistakes 0.41 0.14 0.53 0.09 −0.09 0.08
 b. Difficulty sustaining attention 0.64 0.19 0.11 −0.05 0.15 0.14
 c. Often does not seem to listen 0.60 0.04 0.11 0.07 0.27 0.04
 d. Difficulty following through on instructions 0.47 −0.01 0.13 0.22 0.32 0.01
 e. Difficulty organizing tasks 0.71 0.15 0.14 0.11 0.03 0.02
 f. Avoids mental effort 0.53 0.18 0.23 0.13 0.16 0.18
 g. Often loses necessary items 0.69 0.11 0.04 0.15 −0.01 −0.14
 h. Often easily distracted 0.60 0.18 0.26 −0.05 0.04 0.14
 i. Often forgetful 0.74 0.19 0.07 0.10 0.10 0.10
2. ADHD Hyperactivity/Impulsivity
Hyperactivity
 a. Often fidgets or squirms 0.27 0.08 0.61 0.04 0.06 0.10
 b. Difficulty remaining seated 0.21 0.07 0.59 −0.01 0.24 0.23
 c. Inappropriate running about 0.15 0.18 0.55 0.31 0.08 −0.06
 d. Difficulty playing quietly 0.08 0.07 0.32 0.22 0.47 −0.01
 e. Often “on the go” 0.18 0.11 0.61 0.03 0.28 0.08
 f. Often talks excessively 0.10 0.16 0.12 0.02 0.64 −0.03
Impulsivity
 g. Often blurts out answers 0.14 0.21 0.21 0.01 0.63 0.02
 h. Difficulty awaiting turn 0.09 0.19 0.55 0.16 0.37 −0.01
 i. Often interrupts or intrudes 0.26 0.23 0.14 0.04 0.59 −0.05
B. Onset before age 7 0.47 0.01 0.43 0.08 0.21 −0.06
 Impairment: multiple settings 0.71 0.21 0.33 0.09 0.08 0.04
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
 1. Often loses temper 0.30 0.56 0.01 0.24 0.08 −0.01
 2. Often argues with adults 0.15 0.68 0.03 0.15 0.22 0.10
 3. Defies adults’ requests 0.10 0.60 0.05 0.09 0.06 0.14
 4. Deliberately annoys people −0.01 0.66 0.17 −0.03 0.03 0.15
 5. Blames others for mistakes 0.02 0.57 0.24 0.02 0.15 0.02
 6. Touchy/easily annoyed by others 0.32 0.51 −0.10 0.16 0.12 0.17
 7. Often angry and resentful 0.15 0.48 0.07 0.29 0.07 0.15
 8. Often spiteful and vindictive 0.05 0.30 0.15 0.31 0.09 0.13
 Impairment: multiple settings 0.21 0.84 0.07 0.18 0.13 0.01
 Duration of 6 months or more 0.23 0.78 0.11 −0.02 0.06 −0.02
Conduct Disorder
 1. Often bullies, threatens, or intimidates 0.08 0.11 0.10 0.39 0.07 0.41
 2. Often initiates physical fights 0.09 0.09 0.02 0.64 0.12 0.02
 3. Used a weapon with potential for harm −0.02 0.32 0.13 0.47 0.07 0.14
 4. Cruel to people 0.16 0.03 0.03 0.69 0.03 0.06
 5. Cruel to animals 0.08 −0.02 −0.00 0.24 0.35 0.21
 6. Sets fires to cause damage 0.10 0.11 0.06 0.11 0.39 0.42
 7. Deliberately destroyed property 0.07 0.24 0.11 0.33 0.03 0.39
 8. Broken into house, car, building 0.03 0.01 0.05 −0.00 −0.07 0.66
 9. Lies to con others 0.16 0.36 0.31 0.32 0.06 0.06
 10. Stolen nontrivial items 0.09 0.10 0.27 0.22 −0.05 0.46
 11. Stays out late before age 13 0.05 0.12 −0.08 −0.00 0.20 0.38
 12. Truant before 13 −0.01 0.08 0.04 0.09 −0.07 0.58
 13. Impairment – multiple settings 0.15 0.32 0.29 0.56 0.10 0.27