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. 2015 Apr 16;10(4):e0123820. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0123820

Table 2. The Shame Questionnaire Items and Exploratory Factor Analysis Varimax Rotated Factor Matrix of Shame Questionnaire.

Item Mean Standard Deviation Factor 1 Loadings- Active Outcomes of Shame Factor 2 Loadings- Experience of Shame
Item 1: I feel ashamed because I think that people can tell from looking at me what happened (tell by look) 1.10 .87 .19(.15,.70) .66 (.68)
Item 2:When I think about what happened, I want to go away by myself and hide (away and hide) .45 .72 .60(.70, .68) .35 (.23)
Item 3: I am ashamed because I feel I am the only person in my school/work who this has happened to (only one happened) .40 .70 .41(.42,. 71) .42 (.19)
Item 4: What happened to me makes me feel dirty (feel dirty) .83 .85 .23(.15,. 78) .68 (.68)
Item 5: When I think about what happened, I feel like covering my body.(covering up) .37 .66 .76(.87, 76) .31(.15)
Item 6: When I think about what happened, I wish I were invisible (wish invisible) .34 .64 .92(.87, 77) .22 (.11)
Item 7: When I think about what happened, I feel disgusted with myself (disgusted with self) .70 .82 .27(.14, 80) .69 (.71)
Item 8: When I think about what happened, I feel exposed. (feel exposed) .70 .81 .39(.41,.80) .63 (.51)

Bold indicates factor loading > .40. Parentheses indicates sub-analyses of factor loadings for girls who endorsed sexual abuse, factor loadings for girls who did not endorse sexual abuse.

*Factor loadings for girls who did not endorse sexual abuse are only listed in factor 1.