Table 2.
Adolescent Factor Structure Matrix for Principal Axis Factoring with Oblique Rotation
| Factors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| NA: Fear | |||
| I worry about getting into trouble | .22 | −.06 | .46 |
| I get frightened riding with a person who likes to speed | .13 | −.27 | .44 |
| I worry about my family when I'm not with them | .33 | −.11 | .47 |
| I am nervous of the kids who push people and throw books | .33 | −.13 | .47 |
| I worry about my parent(s) dying or leaving me | .01 | −.36 | .33 |
| I feel scared when I enter darkened room at home | .22 | −.19 | .46 |
| NA: Frustration | |||
| I am a patient person (R) | .24 | .06 | .43 |
| It bothers me when I make a phone call and the line is busy | .16 | .04 | .51 |
| I get upset if I want to do something and parents won't let me | .19 | .16 | .11 |
| It bothers me when people are slow about getting ready | .36 | .12 | .58 |
| I get irritated when I have to stop something I am enjoying | .25 | .02 | .56 |
| It really annoys me to wait in long lines | .28 | .01 | .61 |
| I get frustrated when I make a mistake in school work | .24 | −.07 | .52 |
| It frustrates me if people interrupt me when I'm talking | .29 | −.03 | .63 |
| I get upset if I'm not able to do a task really well | .19 | .07 | .57 |
| NA: Shyness | |||
| I feel shy about meeting new people | .20 | −.37 | .20 |
| I feel shy with kids of the opposite sex | .25 | −.49 | .22 |
| If asked to deliver a message, I feel uncomfortable | .19 | −.61 | .07 |
| I can think of something to say, even with strangers (R) | .11 | −.41 | −.02 |
| It is easier for me to talk to people I know than to strangers | −.02 | −.22 | .35 |
| I am shy | .16 | −.49 | .03 |
| I am not shy (R) | .24 | −.20 | .28 |
| PA | |||
| I find the idea of driving a race car exciting | .11 | .44 | .07 |
| I prefer friends who are exciting and unpredictable | .11 | .27 | .24 |
| I wouldn't be afraid to skateboard or ride down a steep hill | −.01 | .48 | −.15 |
| Skiing fast down a steep slope sounds scary to me (R) | −.03 | .42 | −.12 |
| I would not be afraid to try a risky sport, like deep-sea diving | .11 | .52 | −.11 |
| I wouldn't want to go on the frightening rides at the fair (R) | .08 | .44 | −.12 |
| I wouldn't be afraid to try something like mountain climbing | .04 | .55 | −.16 |
| When people tell me exotic places, it makes me want to go | .09 | .27 | .17 |
| I think it would be exciting to move to a new city | .07 | .25 | .10 |
| I enjoy places where there are big crowds and excitement | −.09 | .46 | .01 |
| I wouldn't like living in a really big city, even if it was safe (R) | −.01 | .25 | −.12 |
| Depressive Symptoms | |||
| I am sad all the time | .52 | .00 | .13 |
| Nothing will ever work out for me (R) | .47 | −.09 | .15 |
| I do everything wrong | .46 | .13 | .21 |
| Nothing is fun at all | .48 | −.15 | .21 |
| I am important to my family | .48 | .07 | .16 |
| I hate myself (R) | .63 | .02 | .13 |
| All bad things are my fault (R) | .42 | −.06 | .24 |
| I want to kill myself | .57 | .01 | .24 |
| I feel like crying every day (R) | .58 | .01 | .26 |
| I feel cranky all the time (R) | .56 | .04 | .29 |
| I do not want to be with people at all | .46 | −.22 | .08 |
| I cannot make up my mind about things (R) | .38 | −.15 | .22 |
| I look ugly | .49 | .02 | .13 |
| I have to push myself all the time to do my schoolwork (R) | .42 | .23 | .25 |
| I have trouble sleeping every night (R) | .49 | .01 | .16 |
| I am tired all the time | .41 | .17 | .19 |
| Most days I do not feel like eating (R) | .35 | .02 | .13 |
| I worry about aches and pains all the time | .42 | .01 | .24 |
| I feel alone all the time | .74 | −.11 | .27 |
| I never have fun at school (R) | .28 | −.06 | .11 |
| I do not have any friends | .42 | −.18 | .10 |
| I do very badly in subjects I used to be good in | .42 | .05 | .16 |
| I can never be as good as other kids (R) | .57 | .02 | .23 |
| Nobody really loves me (R) | .45 | −.13 | .11 |
| I get into arguments with friends all the time | .36 | −.05 | .18 |
| I fall asleep during the day all the time (R) | .24 | .12 | .18 |
| Most days I feel like I can't stop eating (R) | .34 | .07 | .13 |
| It is very hard to remember things | .37 | −.01 | .28 |
| Eigenvalue | 8.90 | 4.44 | 3.31 |
| Percent Variance | 14.60 | 7.28 | 5.42 |
Note. Some items are paraphrased to conserve space. There are three statements offered for each CDI-II item, so the most extreme symptom anchor for each item was provided. NA = Negative Affect, Early Adolescent Temperament Questionnaire, Revised; PA = Positive Affect, Early Adolescent Temperament Questionnaire, Revised