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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Feb 6.
Published in final edited form as: Behav Res Ther. 2004 Jan;42(1):79–91. doi: 10.1016/s0005-7967(03)00074-3

Table 1.

First-order factor pattern matrix after oblimin rotation

Item No. Description Factor
1 2 3 M SD
6. It scares me when my heart beats rapidly. 0.76 −0.08 0.20 3.28 1.23
10. It scares me when I am short of breath. 0.76 −0.07 0.06 3.01 1.32
9. When I notice that my heart is beating rapidly, I worry that I might have a heart attack. 0.72 −0.01 −0.16 2.43 1.35
4. It scares me when I feel faint. 0.71 −0.13 0.19 3.28 1.31
14. Unusual body sensations scare me. 0.54 0.20 0.09 2.61 1.22
3. It scares me when I feel ‘shaky’ (trembling). 0.43 0.16 0.32 2.86 1.26
11. When my stomach is upset, I worry that I might be seriously ill. 0.43 0.28 −0.29 1.78 1.04
8. It scares me when I am nauseous. 0.56 0.16 −0.12 2.26 1.21
2. When I cannot keep my mind on a task, I worry that I might be going crazy. −0.03 0.74 −0.02 1.60 0.98
15. When I am nervous, I worry that I am mentally ill. −0.03 0.80 −0.09 1.80 1.17
12. It scares me when I unable to keep my mind on a task −0.02 0.74 0.12 2.23 1.14
16. It scares me when I am nervous. 0.14 0.54 0.24 2.55 1.28
1. It is important to me not to appear nervous. 0.04 0.14 0.59 3.51 1.24
5. It is important to me to stay in control of my emotions 0.09 0.05 0.58 3.79 1.04
13. Other people notice when I feel shaky. 0.03 0.20 0.33 2.02 1.16
7. It embarrasses me when my stomach growls. 0.24 0.19 0.17 1.98 1.12

Note: factor loadings ≥|0.30| are listed in boldface type.