Table 3.

Factorial weights for each item of the BDI-II according to sex

	Total		Boys		Girls
BDI items	w	c2	w	SE	w	SE
1. Sadness	0.70	0.48	0.77	0.03	0.66	0.04
2. Pessimism	0.59	0.35	0.72	0.03	0.60	0.05
3. Past failure	0.61	0.37	0.73	0.03	0.60	0.04
4. Loss of pleasure	0.56	0.32	0.65	0.03	0.56	0.03
5. Guilty	0.59	0.35	0.61	0.02	0.62	0.03
6. Punishment	0.46	0.21	0.50	0.06	0.58	0.07
7. Self-dislike	0.60	0.36	0.65	0.04	0.61	0.05
8. Self-criticalness	0.59	0.35	0.55	0.04	0.60	0.05
9. Suicidal ideas	0.61	0.37	0.67	0.02	0.62	0.04
10. Crying	0.49	0.24	0.58	0.06	0.41	0.08
11. Agitation	0.39	0.16	0.41	0.05	0.45	0.06
12. Loss of interest	0.58	0.34	0.55	0.04	0.66	0.05
13. Indecisiveness	0.51	0.26	0.53	0.04	0.51	0.05
14. Worthlessness	0.69	0.48	0.72	0.03	0.71	0.04
15. Loss of energy	0.61	0.37	0.59	0.03	0.62	0.04
16. Insomnia	0.34	0.12	0.29	0.06	0.38	0.06
17. Irritability	0.56	0.31	0.47	0.04	0.61	0.05
18. Loss of appetite	0.41	0.17	0.33	0.06	0.50	0.06
19. Concentration difficulties	0.45	0.20	0.43	0.05	0.46	0.04
20. Tiredness or fatigue	0.63	0.40	0.66	0.03	0.64	0.04
21. Loss of libido	0.47	0.22	0.59	0.03	0.48	0.06

EFA over total and CFA over boys and girls; w = standarized weights; c² = communalities; SE = standard errors.