Table 2.
Factor structure of the questionnaire (loadings)
| Items | Feeling of couple cohesion | Negative affectivity and apprehension about the future | Management of child(ren) and of everyday life | Sharing with close relatives | Body image and sexuality | Financial difficulties | Deterioration of relationships with close relatives | Career management |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I feel close to my partner. (Je me sens proche de mon (ma) partenaire) | 0.920 | |||||||
| My couple is strong. (Mon couple est uni) | 0.895 | |||||||
| I feel supported by my partner. (Je me sens soutenue par mon (ma) partenaire) | 0.850 | −0.266 | ||||||
| My partner helps me a lot. (Mon (ma) partenaire m’aide beaucoup) | 0.785 | −0.296 | ||||||
| I can confide in my partner. (Je peux me confier à mon (ma) partenaire) | 0.718 | |||||||
| I feel worried. (Je me sens inquiète) | 0.826 | 0.244 | ||||||
| I have anxieties. (J’ai des angoisses) | 0.794 | |||||||
| I’m concerned about the future. (L’avenir me préoccupe) | 0.639 | |||||||
| I am calm. (Je suis sereine) (R) | −0.637 | −0.369 | −0.339 | −0.388 | ||||
| I think about my disease every day. (Je pense tous les jours à la maladie) | 0.543 | 0.312 | ||||||
| I am afraid for my child(ren). (J’ai peur pour mon (mes) enfant(s)) | 0.533 | |||||||
| I have trouble taking care of the home. (J’ai des difficultés pour m’occuper du logement) | 0.315 | 0.810 | 0.339 | 0.262 | 0.327 | |||
| I have problems managing daily life with my child(ren). (J’ai des difficultés dans la gestion du quotidien avec mon (mes) enfant(s)) | 0.347 | 0.753 | 0.345 | 0.383 | ||||
| I feel that I’m neglecting managing daily life. (J’ai l’impression de négliger la gestion du quotidien) | 0.301 | 0.663 | 0.311 | 0.353 | 0.387 | |||
| I delegate most daily tasks. (Je délègue la majorité des tâches du quotidien) | 0.644 | 0.313 | 0.351 | |||||
| I have problems managing the education of my child(ren). (J’ai des difficultés à gérer l’éducation de mon (mes) enfant(s)) | 0.606 | 0.204 | 0.289 | |||||
| I can confide in some people. (Je peux me confier à certaines personnes) | 0.791 | −0.327 | ||||||
| Some people around me help me a lot. (Certaines personnes de mon entourage m’aident beaucoup) | 0.788 | −0.311 | ||||||
| I talk about my disease with those around me. (Je discute de la maladie avec mon entourage) | 0.772 | |||||||
| I talk about how I feel with some of my close relatives. (Je parle de ce que je ressens à certains de mes proches) | 0.677 | |||||||
| I feel less sexual desire. (Je ressens moins de désir sexuel) | 0.329 | 0.823 | ||||||
| I have some sexual problems because of my disease. (Je rencontre des difficultés sexuelles à cause de la maladie) | 0.809 | |||||||
| I have trouble letting my partner touch me physically. (J’ai des difficultés à accepter que mon (ma) partenaire me touche physiquement) | 0.319 | 0.682 | ||||||
| I feel that I’m neglecting my partner. (J’ai l’impression de délaisser mon (ma) partenaire). | −0.305 | 0.358 | 0.676 | |||||
| I have problems dealing with the costs incurred by my disease. (J’ai des difficultés pour faire face aux frais engendrés par la maladie) | 0.311 | 0.256 | 0.858 | 0.376 | ||||
| I have financial difficulties. (J’ai des difficultés financières) | 0.303 | 0.753 | ||||||
| My disease causes additional costs. (La maladie occasionne des frais supplémentaires) | 0.399 | 0.665 | 0.356 | |||||
| I have to reduce my lifestyle. (Je dois diminuer mon train de vie) | 0.301 | 0.205 | 0.510 | 0.261 | ||||
| I can count on those around me. (Je peux compter sur ceux qui m’entourent) (R) | 0.302 | 0.331 | −0.686 | |||||
| I feel neglected by some of my close relatives. (Je me sens délaissée par certains de mes proches). | −0.313 | 0.665 | ||||||
| My disease creates tensions with the people around me. (La maladie crée des tensions avec les personnes qui m’entourent) | 0.308 | 0.306 | 0.327 | 0.344 | 0.597 | |||
| I have problems communicating with some of my close relatives. (J’ai des problèmes de communication avec certains de mes proches) | −0.372 | 0.376 | −0.339 | 0.589 | ||||
| My disease has a negative impact on my close relatives. (La maladie a un impact négatif sur mes proches) | 0.522 | |||||||
| I feel that I’m effective at work. (Je me sens efficace dans mon activité professionnelle) (R) | −0.392 | −0.327 | −0.820 | |||||
| I have problems doing my job. (J’ai des difficultés à exercer mon activité professionnelle). | 0.377 | 0.392 | 0.815 | |||||
| I put a lot into my work. (Je m’investis dans mon travail) (R) | −0.381 | −0.790 | ||||||
| % of variance before rotation | 7.12 | 4.508 | 2.81 | 1.74 | 1.59 | 1.14 | 0.884 | 0.812 |
| % of variance after rotation | 19.78 | 12.52 | 7.81 | 4.83 | 4.41 | 3.17 | 2.46 | 2.25 |
| % added up after rotation | 19.78 | 32.31 | 40.11 | 44.94 | 49.356 | 52.53 | 54.98 | 57.24 |
Loadings and proportions of variance reported are from a Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Promax method for rotation. Loadings above 0.30 are shown in boldface. For the sake of readability, loadings below 0.20 are not shown