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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychol Assess. 2015 Jun 1;28(1):92–108. doi: 10.1037/pas0000153

Table 3.

Exploratory Factor Analysis of the CBQ Items at Age 3

Item# Scale item description HighPL LowShy Imp NoticeAp Low
AttnFocus
Ang/Sad Ang
AbtBed
LowActiv Smiling NotUpset
WPain
InhibCn/
AttnShift
Approach FearDark Sooth FearOf
LoudNoise
60 HighPL DoesNotLikeHighSlides 0.83 0.01 0.04 0.05 −0.02 −0.01 −0.01 0.03 −0.03 0.00 0.01 −0.01 0.03 −0.01 −0.06
8 HighPL Adventurous 0.82 0.03 0.06 −0.05 −0.01 −0.01 0.02 −0.01 0.00 −0.02 0.05 0.04 −0.05 0.01 0.12
51 HighPL DoesNotLikeTakingChances 0.50 −0.11 −0.09 0.00 0.06 0.02 0.05 −0.01 −0.09 −0.01 0.11 0.07 0.00 −0.05 0.08
161 Fear NotAfraidOfHeights 0.47 0.02 0.02 0.04 −0.03 −0.04 0.06 0.02 −0.05 0.10 0.03 0.04 −0.17 −0.03 0.03
139 HighPL LikesToGoHighFastWhenOnSwing 0.43 −0.05 0.10 0.10 0.08 −0.04 0.04 0.12 0.00 0.03 0.03 −0.05 −0.05 −0.01 0.00
129 Shy TalksEasilyToNewPeople −0.02 0.87 −0.01 0.05 0.03 0.04 0.01 0.02 0.09 0.04 0.06 −0.03 −0.01 −0.03 0.04
106 Shy ActsShyAroundNewPeople −0.01 0.82 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.08 −0.02 0.11 −0.04 −0.05 0.01 0.11
23 Shy AtEaseWithAnyone 0.02 0.79 0.10 −0.01 0.04 0.03 0.04 0.12 0.02 −0.02 0.09 −0.07 0.00 0.02 0.06
183 Impulsivity SlowToWarmToOthers −0.02 0.77 0.05 0.02 0.00 −0.02 −0.01 0.07 −0.02 0.04 0.01 0.00 0.00 −0.05 0.01
143 Shy TurnsAwayShylyFromNewPeople −0.01 0.75 0.01 0.00 0.02 −0.01 0.04 0.10 0.07 −0.03 0.14 −0.02 −0.04 0.01 0.15
158 Shy AtEaseWithAnyGroup 0.02 0.75 0.01 0.03 0.08 −0.03 0.01 0.06 0.10 −0.04 0.12 −0.05 −0.05 −0.03 0.04
57 Shy JoinsOthersQuicklyEvenIfStranges −0.04 0.73 0.03 0.03 0.01 0.04 −0.01 0.05 0.02 0.00 −0.03 0.00 −0.05 0.03 −0.01
17 Shy ComfortableMeetOthers −0.02 0.66 −0.02 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.05 0.03 0.01 0.05 0.10 −0.10 −0.01 0.00 0.04
89 Shy NervousWhenTalkingToAdultsJustMet 0.02 0.61 −0.02 0.01 0.00 0.07 0.06 0.13 0.10 0.05 0.08 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.13
179 Smiling SmilesAtFriendlyStrangers −0.04 0.66 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.01 −0.01 0.06 0.17 0.01 −0.01 0.02 0.02 −0.04 0.05
71 Impulsivity LongTimeInApproachNewSituations −0.14 0.59 0.02 0.01 0.10 0.03 0.01 0.10 0.06 0.01 0.03 0.09 0.00 −0.05 0.06
45 Shy ActsFriendlyWithNewChildren −0.04 0.58 0.01 0.01 −0.02 −0.01 0.00 0.02 0.15 0.01 0.07 0.02 −0.01 0.03 0.09
37 Shy GetsEmbarrassedWhenStrangersPayAttn 0.02 0.58 −0.01 0.01 0.02 0.09 0.01 0.12 0.01 0.03 0.11 −0.02 −0.02 0.01 0.05
119 Shy IsComfortableAskingOtherChildrenToPlay −0.04 0.51 −0.02 −0.01 0.01 −0.03 0.02 −0.02 0.18 0.00 0.06 0.01 −0.03 0.04 0.09
74 Shy ShyEvenWithPeopleWhoKnowsForLongTime −0.02 0.50 0.06 0.08 0.01 0.02 −0.01 0.19 −0.03 −0.01 0.01 0.00 −0.05 −0.05 0.10
77 HighPL EnjoysCrowdsofPeople 0.09 0.42 0.06 0.01 0.00 −0.05 0.05 0.06 0.00 0.02 0.15 0.05 −0.03 0.04 −0.15
159 HighPL DislikesRowdyGames 0.32 0.01 0.53 0.03 0.09 −0.07 0.04 0.12 −0.08 −0.06 −0.01 0.22 −0.06 0.02 0.18
30 HighPL DoesNotCareForRoughGames 0.32 0.00 0.52 −0.01 0.11 −0.07 0.05 0.15 −0.04 −0.06 −0.05 0.17 −0.07 0.06 0.14
25 Activity RunsVsWalks 0.07 0.06 0.52 −0.01 −0.04 −0.04 0.02 −0.02 0.02 −0.02 −0.14 0.15 −0.04 0.02 0.14
22 HighPL PlaysWildRecklessly 0.24 −0.01 0.50 0.03 0.02 0.06 0.02 0.06 −0.02 0.07 −0.13 0.02 0.02 −0.03 −0.01
48 Activity ClimbsInHouse 0.16 −0.05 0.44 0.06 0.04 −0.03 0.04 −0.08 0.11 −0.05 −0.04 −0.02 −0.02 0.07 0.03
172 Activity FullOfEnergyInTheEvening 0.05 0.05 0.41 0.06 0.04 −0.06 0.11 −0.04 0.15 0.01 −0.06 0.05 −0.02 0.01 −0.04
26 Impulsivity InterruptsOthers −0.07 0.10 0.40 0.10 0.12 0.11 0.03 −0.06 0.04 −0.09 0.01 0.00 −0.10 0.01 0.04
65 PerSen CommentsOnChangesInParentAppearance −0.06 0.05 0.02 0.85 −0.01 −0.03 −0.02 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.03 −0.01 −0.01 0.00
28 PerSen DoesNotCommentOnChangesInAppearance 0.03 −0.02 −0.02 0.78 0.08 0.01 −0.02 0.07 −0.02 0.00 0.05 0.06 0.01 −0.01 −0.03
31 PerSen NoticesNewClothing 0.01 0.02 −0.06 0.77 0.04 −0.08 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.08 −0.03 −0.08 −0.03
38 AttnFocus HasAHardTimeKeepingMindOnActiv −0.05 −0.04 −0.03 −0.02 0.58 0.04 0.00 0.03 −0.04 0.02 −0.13 0.07 0.01 0.00 0.06
171 AttnFocus EasilyDistractedWhenListeningToStory 0.06 −0.11 0.05 −0.02 0.57 0.02 0.01 −0.01 0.11 0.01 0.01 −0.01 0.03 −0.03 0.01
144 AttnFocus BecomesInvolvedWorksForLongPeriods 0.04 −0.07 0.26 −0.10 0.56 0.00 −0.02 0.25 0.04 −0.09 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.05 0.00
47 AttnFocus MovesFromOneTaskToAnotherWithouCompleti n −0.03 0.05 0.17 −0.03 0.53 0.01 0.06 0.02 0.01 −0.02 0.00 0.05 0.07 0.00 0.00
126 Activity PlaysGamesSlowlyDeliberately −0.05 −0.01 −0.01 0.06 0.45 0.04 0.01 0.26 0.00 0.05 0.16 −0.04 0.02 −0.05 0.03
195 AttnFocus TroublConcentratingWhenDistractingNoises 0.04 −0.09 0.03 0.01 0.44 0.06 −0.05 −0.07 0.09 0.02 −0.11 0.03 0.08 −0.06 0.15
125 AttnFocus GoodConcentrationWhenDrawing 0.06 −0.03 −0.02 0.03 0.43 −0.01 0.03 0.17 0.10 −0.07 0.00 0.05 0.00 −0.05 0.01
32 InhibCn HardTimeFollowingInstructions −0.02 0.03 0.02 −0.06 0.40 0.06 0.03 0.18 0.09 0.01 0.41 −0.03 0.01 0.00 0.00
173 Anger EasilyIrritatedWhenTroubleWithTask 0.00 0.00 0.03 −0.05 0.11 0.53 −0.02 −0.09 0.01 0.01 −0.09 0.01 −0.04 −0.03 0.02
149 Sadness RarelyDiscouragedWhenTroubleDoingSmth 0.02 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.02 0.50 −0.03 0.27 −0.01 0.05 0.05 0.10 0.02 −0.12 −0.07
128 Anger EasilyFrustratedWhenTired −0.01 0.04 −0.01 −0.09 −0.04 0.49 0.09 −0.09 0.06 −0.01 −0.05 −0.03 −0.01 0.00 0.09
78 Anger AngryWhenCantFindSmthWantsToPlayWith 0.00 −0.02 0.09 −0.05 0.01 0.47 0.00 0.05 −0.02 −0.04 0.00 0.15 0.00 −0.04 −0.09
62 Anger FustratedWhenPreventedFromDoingThings −0.03 0.03 0.17 0.05 0.03 0.45 0.06 0.02 −0.10 −0.09 −0.17 0.06 −0.05 −0.04 −0.04
19 Anger RarelyIrritatedWhenMakesMistake −0.04 −0.03 0.05 −0.02 0.12 0.44 0.03 0.17 −0.03 0.08 −0.05 −0.01 0.01 −0.02 −0.07
55 Sadness DepressedWhenCannotCompleteTask 0.00 −0.01 0.05 −0.01 −0.06 0.44 −0.01 0.13 −0.05 0.02 0.14 0.10 0.01 −0.09 0.12
34 Anger HasTemperTantrums −0.04 0.02 0.13 0.00 0.03 0.42 0.15 0.01 −0.02 0.01 −0.17 −0.03 −0.05 −0.18 −0.09
193 Anger GetsMadWhenProvoked 0.02 −0.06 0.04 0.02 0.08 0.40 −0.05 0.08 0.06 0.00 −0.08 −0.10 0.09 −0.01 −0.06
120 Anger RarelyGetsUpsetWhenToldToGoToBed −0.03 0.01 0.00 −0.03 0.07 −0.02 0.83 0.02 0.03 0.09 0.02 0.02 −0.07 −0.04 0.09
2 Anger AngryWhenAskedtoGotoBed −0.02 0.03 0.03 −0.03 0.04 0.13 0.72 0.05 0.03 −0.02 0.01 0.04 0.06 0.01 −0.11
103 Soothability FallsAsleepIn10Min −0.03 −0.01 −0.02 0.01 0.01 0.11 0.55 0.07 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.04 −0.06 0.09 −0.04
41 Activity SitsQuietlyOutside −0.02 0.02 −0.25 0.02 −0.07 0.03 0.01 0.49 −0.04 −0.03 −0.05 −0.03 0.06 0.02 −0.08
88 Activity SitsQuitelyForLongPeriods 0.01 −0.05 −0.05 −0.05 −0.16 0.12 0.03 0.45 −0.02 −0.08 0.00 −0.07 −0.01 0.10 −0.05
36 LowPL EnjoysSittingInSunshine 0.07 −0.02 −0.29 0.08 −0.09 −0.09 −0.03 0.44 0.11 −0.06 0.01 −0.01 0.06 −0.02 −0.02
192 Activity LikesToSitQuieltyandWatchPplDoThings −0.08 −0.15 −0.21 0.04 −0.15 −0.01 −0.01 0.43 0.08 0.00 0.01 −0.09 −0.02 −0.02 −0.03
102 Activity PrefersQuietActivVsGames −0.14 0.00 −0.28 0.03 −0.15 0.01 0.02 0.40 −0.07 −0.04 −0.03 −0.15 −0.03 0.02 0.03
163 Smiling LaughsOutLoudInPlayWithChildren −0.06 0.06 0.06 0.02 0.05 −0.01 −0.03 0.05 0.70 0.03 0.04 0.03 −0.01 −0.05 −0.03
99 Smiling SeldomLaughLoudDuringPlay −0.01 −0.05 0.00 −0.05 −0.02 0.09 −0.04 0.05 0.64 0.02 0.00 0.04 0.03 0.01 −0.02
135 Smiling DoesntGiggleOrActSilly −0.06 0.02 −0.08 −0.04 −0.05 −0.01 −0.02 0.10 0.52 0.04 0.05 0.02 0.01 −0.12 0.06
152 Smiling SmilesAtPeopleWhoLikes 0.02 0.12 −0.04 0.01 −0.02 −0.09 −0.02 0.00 0.49 0.04 −0.02 0.07 0.00 0.02 0.07
165 Smiling RarelyLaughsAloudWhenWatchingComedies −0.03 0.01 0.05 −0.01 0.02 −0.08 0.03 0.02 0.48 −0.04 0.01 0.00 −0.04 −0.02 0.05
11 Smiling LaughsAtJokes 0.05 0.05 0.04 −0.03 −0.02 0.05 0.03 −0.02 0.46 −0.02 0.03 0.06 −0.04 0.10 0.03
153 Activity PlaysActivelyOutdoorsWithChildren 0.01 0.14 0.10 −0.01 0.02 0.01 −0.05 −0.05 0.44 0.04 0.08 0.02 0.00 −0.01 0.03
110 Smiling SmilesGigglesPlayingBySelf −0.02 −0.01 0.13 −0.02 −0.03 0.07 0.00 0.12 0.44 0.09 0.08 0.06 −0.01 0.07 −0.01
101 Discomfort NotUpsetByCutsBruises 0.01 0.01 −0.03 0.04 0.04 −0.02 −0.02 0.01 −0.01 0.81 0.01 0.01 −0.04 0.04 −0.03
61 Discomfort UpsetByALitteCutBruise −0.06 0.06 0.07 0.05 0.05 0.04 0.02 0.10 −0.01 0.76 0.03 0.06 −0.03 −0.03 0.07
132 Discomfort LikelyToCryWhenABitHurt −0.05 −0.02 −0.02 −0.04 0.02 0.12 0.01 0.06 −0.01 0.59 0.05 0.03 0.01 −0.05 −0.03
85 Soothability ForgetsBumpsScapesAfterCoupleMin 0.02 0.07 0.06 −0.07 0.02 0.07 −0.02 0.01 0.00 0.50 0.02 −0.02 0.04 0.19 0.03
168 InhibCn CanEasilyStopWhenToldNo −0.03 0.01 −0.03 −0.03 −0.08 −0.16 −0.12 0.09 0.03 −0.08 0.55 0.00 0.02 0.04 −0.05
29 AttnShift ShiftsEasilyFromOneActivityToAnother 0.01 0.10 0.12 −0.02 0.00 −0.04 −0.06 −0.10 0.10 −0.08 0.45 0.01 0.01 0.09 −0.14
95 AttnShift TroubleStoppingActivity −0.08 0.00 0.12 −0.05 0.03 0.14 0.14 0.11 0.02 0.01 0.41 0.08 −0.01 0.00 0.15
185 InhibCn AbleToResistTemptation −0.01 −0.07 −0.07 −0.06 −0.23 −0.03 −0.02 0.01 0.05 0.01 0.44 0.00 −0.08 0.03 0.17
117 Approach ExcitedBeforeOuting −0.08 −0.01 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.05 0.00 −0.11 0.17 0.02 0.06 0.60 0.01 0.03 −0.05
96 Approach ExcitedWhenPlanningTrips −0.02 −0.01 0.03 0.05 −0.04 0.10 −0.09 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.16 0.55 0.05 0.05 −0.05
191 Approach LooksFwdFamilyOutingsButNotExcited −0.03 −0.02 0.05 −0.05 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.16 −0.10 0.03 0.06 0.48 −0.04 −0.01 0.03
131 Approach CalmBeforeOuting 0.01 0.06 −0.10 −0.03 −0.02 0.04 −0.03 0.18 −0.09 0.01 0.15 0.47 0.03 0.06 0.01
46 Impulsivity GoesAfterWhatHe/SheWants 0.09 0.18 0.12 0.03 0.00 0.10 −0.01 −0.04 −0.02 0.03 −0.02 0.11 0.03 0.03 −0.01
130 Fear AfraidOfTheDark −0.05 0.05 0.12 −0.06 0.04 −0.07 0.06 0.03 −0.03 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.79 0.01 0.02
70 Fear NotAfraidOfDark 0.04 −0.05 −0.03 0.01 0.02 0.10 −0.07 0.05 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.76 0.04 0.00
134 Soothability EasyToSoothe 0.03 0.06 −0.07 0.01 0.00 −0.16 −0.03 0.05 0.02 0.05 0.03 0.09 0.01 0.65 −0.02
150 Soothability DifficultToSootheWhenUpset −0.02 0.03 0.12 −0.06 0.02 0.17 −0.02 0.05 −0.07 −0.09 0.05 0.02 0.01 0.62 0.01
118 Soothability CheersQuicklyIfUpset −0.03 0.06 0.05 0.01 0.10 −0.01 0.03 0.04 0.07 0.13 0.21 0.09 0.02 0.51 −0.03
92 Soothability ChangesFeelingsFast −0.04 0.04 0.14 0.06 0.12 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.06 0.09 0.12 0.05 0.02 0.49 0.00
177 Soothability DoesntCryForMoreThanCoupleMinutes −0.02 0.03 0.05 −0.06 0.02 −0.14 −0.08 0.00 −0.01 0.07 0.11 −0.02 −0.12 0.47 0.09
68 Soothability WhenAngryUpsetFor10MinOrLonger −0.01 −0.04 0.08 0.04 0.05 0.27 0.03 0.18 0.04 −0.02 −0.06 0.05 0.03 0.41 −0.10
178 Discomfort BotheredByLoudSounds 0.00 −0.06 0.03 0.08 0.06 0.00 −0.04 −0.03 −0.08 −0.07 0.00 −0.02 0.11 0.01 0.53
50 Fear AfraidOfLoudNoises −0.08 −0.06 0.06 0.02 0.04 −0.01 −0.06 0.06 −0.03 −0.07 0.00 −0.01 0.18 0.00 0.48
151 LowPL LikesSoundsOfWordsNurseryRhymes 0.07 0.07 −0.04 −0.01 −0.17 −0.04 −0.01 0.03 0.17 −0.03 0.04 0.08 −0.01 0.03 0.09

Note. Primary loadings of ≥.40 are bolded; secondary loadings of ≥.30 were bolded and italicized; two factors had a single item loading on them, i.e., “Like sounds of words and nursery rhymes” and “Goes after what he/she wants”, the latter loading was <.40; these two scales were excluded from higher-order exploratory factor analysis; HighPL = High Intensity Pleasure, LowShy = low Shyness, Imp = Impulsivity; NoticeAp = Notices Appearances; LowAttnFoc = low Attentional Focusing; Ang/Sad = Anger and Sadness; AngAbtBed = Anger about going to bed; LowActiv = low Activity Level; Smiling = Smiling/Laughter; NotUpsetWithPain = Not upset by physical pain and bruises; InhibCn/AttnShift = Inhibitory Control/Attentional Shifting; Approach = Approach/Positive Anticipation; FearDark = Fear of darkness; Sooth=Soothability/Falling Reactivity; FearofLoudNoises = Fear of loud noises