Table 2.

Factor Loadings Obtained from a Principal Components Analysis of the Mystical Experience Questionnaire (30 items) in Study 1

Variable	F1	F2	F3	F4
Item 35	.68	.12	.05	.00
Item 41	.68	.14	.06	.01
Item 54	.65	.08	.10	−.05
Item 77	.74	−.04	.16	−.09
Item 83	.86	−.01	.01	.00
Item 12	.59	−.08	.34	−.03
Item 14	.45	.27	.05	−.02
Item 47	.74	.11	.00	−.03
Item 74	.52	.26	−.02	.04
Item 9	.60	.01	−.07	.17
Item 22	.79	−.15	−.01	.14
Item 69	.82	−.12	−.09	.10
Item 36	.67	.15	−.08	.03
Item 55	.45	.28	−.02	−.04
Item 73	.68	.14	−.07	.00
Item 5	−.03	.48	.02	.33
Item 18	.12	.57	.02	−.07
Item 30	.15	.71	−.05	−.09
Item 43	.03	.76	.10	−.03
Item 80	.15	.56	.04	.15
Item 87	−.06	.92	−.02	.02
Item 2	−.15	.07	.64	.15
Item 15	−.10	.03	.74	.01
Item 29	−.11	−.10	.64	.06
Item 34	.40	−.07	.57	.00
Item 48	.46	−.03	.52	−.10
Item 65	.13	.11	.73	.01
Item 6	−.02	.03	.05	.85
Item 23	.09	.00	−.01	.83
Item 86	.06	−.08	.05	.66

Note: N = 1602. F1: Mystical; F2: Positive mood; F3: Time/Space; and F4: Ineffability. Factor loadings are based on a promax rotated solution. Item numbers correspond to item number within the full 100-item questionnaire. Item order corresponds to item order in Table 6. Boldface type indicates the primary (i.e., highest) factor loading for each item.