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 |
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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.