Table 5.

Factor Loadings Obtained from a Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Mystical Experience Questionnaire (30 items) in Study 2

Factor	Variable	Estimate	Standard Error
Factor 1: Mystical	Item 35	.81	.02
	Item 41	.83	.02
	Item 54	.77	.02
	Item 77	.84	.02
	Item 83	.87	.01
	Item 12	.81	.02
	Item 14	.76	.02
	Item 47	.82	.03
	Item 74	.68	.03
	Item 9	.76	.02
	Item 22	.82	.02
	Item 69	.79	.02
	Item 36	.84	.02
	Item 55	.68	.03
	Item 73	.78	.02
Factor 2: Positive Mood	Item 5	.81	.03
	Item 18	.71	.03
	Item 30	.76	.03
	Item 43	.77	.03
	Item 80	.84	.02
	Item 87	.77	.03
Factor 3: Time/Space	Item 2	.77	.03
	Item 15	.75	.02
	Item 29	.70	.03
	Item 34	.90	.02
	Item 48	.88	.02
	Item 65	.88	.02
Factor 4: Ineffability	Item 6	.92	.02
	Item 23	.87	.02
	Item 86	.82	.03

Note: N = 440. Item numbers correspond to item number within the full 100-item questionnaire. Item order corresponds to item order in Table 6.