Table 2.
Scale characteristics of the factors retained following Principal Components Analysis
| Factor | Number of items | Alpha | Scale mean | Scale SD | Range of summed total | Pearson’s correlation with related original measures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total score (personal failure, physical symptoms of anxiety/depression and positive self-esteem) |
14 |
0.87 |
9.06 |
6.44 |
0-42 |
SMFQ |
0.80 |
| RCADS total |
0.78 |
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| CATS personal failure |
0.75 |
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| −0.81 | |||||||
| RSE | |||||||
| Personal failure |
3 |
0.86 |
1.72 |
2.53 |
0-12 |
CATS personal failure |
0.93 |
| Generalised anxiety |
5 |
0.83 |
3.79 |
2.88 |
0-15 |
RCADS generalised anxiety disorder |
0.79 |
| Physical symptoms of anxiety and depression |
6 |
0.82 |
2.95 |
2.97 |
0-15 |
RCADS depression |
0.88 |
| 0.72 | |||||||
| RCADS panic |
0.81 |
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| SMFQ | |||||||
| Positive self-esteem | 5 | 0.82 | 10.51 | 2.66 | 0-15 | RSE | 0.86 |