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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jan 29.
Published in final edited form as: J Anxiety Disord. 2011 Oct 7;26(1):102–110. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2011.09.006

Table 2.

Items and standardized factor loadings from confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis.

CFA factor and items CFA EFA
Loading Loading Factor
Social phobia
Shy with groups of new people 0.69 0.80 SP
Shy with new children 0.66 0.58 SP
Shy with new adults 0.63 0.74 SP
While to speak in unfamiliar situations 0.48 0.44 SP
Prefers to play alone/watch others play 0.37 0.27 SP
Separation anxiety
Clings to adults, too dependenta 0.64 0.60 Clinginess
Hangs on you/wants to be in lap 0.63 0.53 Clinginess
Is very clingy 0.61 0.56 Clinginess
Reaches for you when not holding 0.40 0.30 Clinginess
Gets too upset when separateda 0.62 0.40 Separation
Cries or hangs onto you when try to leave 0.58 0.54 Separation
Upset when left with familiar sitter/relative 0.41 0.72 Separation
Upset when left with new baby-sitter 0.39 0.58 Separation
Does not want to sleep alonea 0.35 0.41 Sleep
Must be held to go to sleep 0.28 0.66 Sleep
Obsessive–compulsive
Needs things to be clean or neat 0.73 0.75 Perfectionism
Very worried about getting dirty 0.62 0.68 Perfectionism
Too concerned with neatness/cleanlinessa 0.62 0.40 Perfectionism
Cannot stand things out of placea 0.60 0.52 Perfectionism
Worries about own body 0.54 0.53 Perfectionism
Perfectionist 0.45 0.60 Perfectionism
Puts things in special order, over and over 0.57 0.42 Repetition
Repeats action or phrase, over and over 0.34 0.77 Repetition
Repeats movement, over and over 0.33 0.59 Repetition
Acts out same pretend theme over and over 0.30 0.32 Repetition
General anxiety
Worryinga 0.62 0.52 Worry
Nervous, high-strung/tensea 0.60 0.52 Worry
Worries a lot or very serious 0.46 0.61 Worry
Sick when nervous or upset 0.42 0.23 Worry
Nausea, sick (no medical cause)a 0.46 0.67 Somatic
Aches or pains (no medical cause)a 0.41 0.48 Somatic
Stomachaches/cramps (no medical cause)a 0.38 0.69 Somatic
Cannot concentrate/pay attentiona 0.31 0.61 Concentration
Cannot sit still/restless/hyperactivea 0.30 0.87 Concentration

Note: p < 0.001 for all loadings. Items in italics varied by age. SP = social phobia.

a

Child Behavior Checklist item (other items are from the Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment).