Table 2.

Item content and factor loadings of the PSWQ across three confirmatory factor analytic models

Item	Model 1	Model 2		Model 3
	Factor 1	Factor 1	Factor 2	Factor 1	Factor 2
15. I worry all the time	0.91	0.92		0.92
7. I am always worrying about somethinga	0.90	0.90		0.90
5. I know I should not worry about things, but I just cannot help ita	0.87	0.87		0.87
13. I have been worrying about thingsa	0.87	0.88		0.88
14. Once I start worrying, I cannot stop	0.87	0.87		0.87
6. When I am under pressure, I worry a lota	0.84	0.85		0.85
4. Many situations make me worrya	0.83	0.83		0.83
9. As soon as I finish one task, I start to worry about everything else I must doa	0.78	0.78		0.78
2. My worries overwhelm mea	0.76	0.77		0.77
12. I have been a worrier all my lifea	0.76	0.76		0.76
16. I worry about projects until they’re done	0.72	0.73		0.73
10. I never worry about anythingb	0.48	0.44	0.54		0.84
8. I find it easy to dismiss worrisome thoughtsb	0.32	0.28	0.42		0.54
11. When there is nothing more I can do about a concern, I don’t worry anymoreb	0.32	0.26	0.59		0.58
3. I do not tend to worry about thingsb	0.30	0.23	0.63		0.56
1. If I do not have time to do everything, I do not worry about itb	0.26	0.20	0.53		0.48

Model 1 allows all items to load on the one factor. Model 2 has all items load on one factor and the five negatively worded items load on a method factor. Model 3 has the positively worded and negatively worded items load on two different factors

^aPSWQ-abbreviated items

^bNegatively worded items