Table 4.
Factor loadings
| Item | Loadings | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Weak-not-Sick | Dangerous-Undesirable | Social Distance | |
| Personal Stigma | |||
| 1. could make the problem just go away | 0.59 | 0.00 | — |
| 2. problem is a sign of personal weakness | 0.63 | 0.12 | — |
| 3. problem is not a real medical illness | 0.55 | -0.10 | — |
| 4. could be dangerous to others | -0.01 | 0.41 | — |
| 5. avoid ‘Z’ to prevent developing problem in oneself | 0.02 | 0.64 | — |
| 6. problem makes behaviour unpredictable | 0.07 | 0.12 | — |
| 7. would not tell anyone if you had problem | -0.04 | 0.47 | — |
| Social Distance | |||
| 1. go out with ‘Z’ in the weekend | — | — | 0.74 |
| 2. do joint study with ‘Z’ | — | — | 0.72 |
| 3. invite ‘Z’ to your house | — | — | 0.89 |
| 4. go to ‘Z’s house | — | — | 0.86 |
| 5. develop a close friendship with ‘Z’ | — | — | 0.80 |