TABLE 2.
Multidimensional Pain Inventory principal components analysis with oblique (Promin) rotation
| Scale |
Factor loadings |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Pain Severity | 0.72 | 0.08 | −0.12 |
| Interference | 0.66 | 0.11 | −0.21 |
| Life Control | –0.79 | 0.05 | −0.09 |
| Affective Distress | 0.82 | −0.13 | 0.06 |
| Support | 0.05 | 0.87 | 0.03 |
| Negative Responses | 0.37 | –0.60 | 0.12 |
| Solicitous Responses | 0.12 | 0.87 | 0.06 |
| Distracting Responses | 0.07 | 0.78 | 0.04 |
| Household Chores | −0.11 | −0.31 | 0.61 |
| Outdoor Work | 0.13 | −0.07 | 0.65 |
| Activities Away from Home | −0.07 | 0.18 | 0.72 |
| Social Activities | −0.07 | 0.20 | 0.73 |
| Factor |
Interfactor correlation |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 | 1.00 | – | – |
| 2 | −0.11 | 1.00 | – |
| 3 | −0.23 | −0.03 | 1.00 |
The highest loading for each subscale is shown in bold