Table 4. Summary of Exploratory Factor Analyses.
Item | Problems |
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BIS1 ‘If I think something unpleasant is going to happen I usually get pretty worked up’ | Weak loadings in early and late adolescents |
BIS2 ‘I worry about making mistakes’ | NONE |
BIS3 ‘Criticism or scolding hurts me quite a bit’ | NONE |
BIS4 ‘I feel pretty worried or upset when I think or know somebody is angry at me | NONE |
BIS5 ‘Even if something bad is about to happen to me, I rarely experience fear or nervousness | Weak loadings in children, formed separate factors with BIS7 in early and late adolescents |
BIS6 ‘I feel worried when I think I have done poorly at something important’ | NONE |
BIS7 ‘I have very few fears compared to my friends’ | Weak loadings in children, formed separate factors with BIS5 in early and late adolescents |
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RWD1 ‘When I get something I want, I feel excited and energized’ | NONE |
RWD2 ‘When I'm doing well at something I love to keep at it’ | NONE |
RWD3 ‘When good things happen to me, it affects me strongly’ | Weak loadings in children and early adolescents |
RWD4 ‘It would excite me to win a contest’ | NONE |
RWD5 ‘When I see an opportunity for something I like I get excited right away’ | NONE |
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DRIVE1 ‘When I want something I usually go all-out to get it’ | NONE |
DRIVE2 ‘I go out of my way to get things I want’ | NONE |
DRIVE3 ‘If I see a chance to get something I want I move on it right away’ | NONE |
DRIVE4 ‘When I go after something I use a no holds barred approach’ | NONE |
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FUN1 ‘I will often do things for no other reason than that they might be fun’ | Weak loadings in adults, young adults, and children |
FUN2 ‘I crave excitement and new sensations’ | Weak loadings in late adolescents, cross-loadings in early adolescents and children |
FUN3 ‘I'm always willing to try something new if I think it will be fun’ | Weak loadings in late adolescents, cross-loadings in young adults, early adolescents, and children |
FUN4 ‘I often act on the spur of the moment’ | Loaded on own factor in young adults, late adolescents, and children |
The wording of each item is presented in the left column; a description of the problems arising in the exploratory factor analyses is presented in the right column. This describes results of the EFA extracting all factors with eigenvalues greater than one. Problematic items cut in the revised model are in bold.