Table III.
Factor loading of the items of the GHQ-28 by direct Oblimin rotation
| Name of scales | Questions | Component | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| B1 | 8 | 0.735 | |||
| B4 | 11 | 0.728 | |||
| B7 | 14 | 0.724 | |||
| B2 | 9 | 0.701 | |||
| B5 | 12 | 0.681 | |||
| C3 | 17 | 0.773 | |||
| C4 | 18 | 0.766 | |||
| C5 | 19 | 0.754 | |||
| C1 | 15 | 0.587 | |||
| C2 | 16 | 0.573 | |||
| C6 | 20 | 0.551 | |||
| C7 | 21 | 0.496 | |||
| A1 | 1 | 0.469 | |||
| D7 | 27 | 0.850 | |||
| D3 | 24 | 0.835 | |||
| D1 | 22 | 0.793 | |||
| D2 | 23 | 0.752 | |||
| D7 | 28 | 0.733 | |||
| D4 | 25 | 0.693 | |||
| D5 | 26 | 0.617 | |||
| A4 | 4 | 0.521 | |||
| B6 | 13 | 0.516 | |||
| B3 | 10 | 0.372 | |||
| A6 | 6 | 0.806 | |||
| A5 | 5 | 0.748 | |||
| A7 | 7 | 0.528 | |||
| A3 | 3 | 0.504 | |||
| A2 | 2 | 0.466 | |||
GHQ-28: General Health Questionnaire-28
Items A: physical symptoms (questions 1-7), B: anxiety and insomnia (questions 8-14), C: social dysfunction (questions 15-21), D: depression (questions 22-28).