Table 3.
Adult Factor Structure Matrix for Principal Axis Factoring with Oblique Rotation
| Factors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| NA: Fear | |||
| I become easily frightened | .29 | .42 | .33 |
| Looking down from a high place would make me feel uneasy | .08 | .13 | .06 |
| I often worry about things that turn out to be unimportant | .33 | .42 | .26 |
| When I am enclosed in small places I feel uneasy | .20 | .38 | .06 |
| I rarely worry (R) | .34 | .51 | .20 |
| Loud noises sometimes scare me | .19 | .34 | .29 |
| I often think about negative outcomes that are not likely to occur | .35 | .37 | .04 |
| It does not frighten me if I am alone and discover someone close (R) | .16 | .32 | .15 |
| I am always worried about something | .50 | .58 | .12 |
| When I try something new, I am rarely concerned about failing (R) | .16 | .28 | −.03 |
| Sometimes, I feel a sense of panic or terror for no reason | .48 | .41 | .06 |
| NA: Frustration | |||
| I am rarely a patient person | .08 | .44 | −.15 |
| I usually remain calm when things are not going smoothly for me (R) | .16 | .45 | −.04 |
| I often get irritated when I get a busy signal | .26 | .40 | .04 |
| I rarely become annoyed when I have to wait in a slow line (R) | −.07 | .42 | −.08 |
| Whenever I have to sit and wait for I become agitated | .05 | .48 | .02 |
| I seldom become annoyed when I'm driving and hit red lights | −.03 | .19 | −.07 |
| I get very annoyed when poor weather interferes with my plans | .05 | .34 | .18 |
| I usually work on improving things instead of getting frustrated (R) | .27 | .48 | −.15 |
| I seldom become irritated when someone is late (R) | .05 | .30 | −.07 |
| I find it very annoying when a store does not stock an item | .07 | .42 | .04 |
| It doesn't take much to make me feel frustrated or irritated | .34 | .71 | −.07 |
| I am usually a patient person (R) | .06 | .47 | −.22 |
| I find it annoying to wait for a phone connection | .11 | .49 | −.04 |
| NA: Sadness | |||
| I seldom become sad when I watch a sad movie (R) | −.03 | .06 | .17 |
| I felt so depressed that simple activities required a lot of effort | .74 | .21 | −.04 |
| I sometimes feel sad for longer than an hour | .65 | .37 | .04 |
| I seldom become sad when I hear of an unhappy event (R) | .01 | −.05 | .44 |
| I rarely feel sad after saying goodbye to friends or relatives (R) | .05 | .10 | .42 |
| I feel sad when saying goodbye to friends or relatives | .07 | .15 | .50 |
| Sometimes minor events cause me to feel intense sadness | .46 | .39 | .27 |
| I often feel sad | .81 | .35 | −.04 |
| I rarely ever feel depressed for more than an hour or two (R) | .67 | .30 | −.12 |
| When I hear of an unhappy event, I immediately feel sad | .06 | .09 | .52 |
| In comparison to others, experience longer sadness or depression | .78 | .34 | −.09 |
| Sometimes I feel very depressed | .75 | .29 | −.02 |
| I usually feel weepy while reading the sad part of a story | .20 | .22 | .39 |
| Sometimes disappointments cause me to feel down for hours | .54 | .46 | .15 |
| NA: Discomfort | |||
| Foul odors seem to bother me more than other people | .11 | .33 | .10 |
| Loud music is unpleasant to me | .10 | .19 | −.09 |
| There are a lot of food dishes that I find to taste very unpleasant | .06 | .18 | .03 |
| I'm often bothered by light that is too bright | .33 | .38 | .01 |
| I find certain scratchy sounds very irritating | .16 | .28 | .09 |
| Feeling rough clothing against my bare skin rarely bothers me (R) | .05 | −.04 | .07 |
| When I wear a tight collar it makes me uncomfortable | .12 | .29 | .02 |
| Foul odors don't bother me very much (R) | −.05 | .27 | .21 |
| Colorful flashing lights bother me | .27 | .37 | −.05 |
| Very bright colors sometimes bother me | .29 | .33 | −.14 |
| I find loud noises to be very irritating | .24 | .47 | −.03 |
| I rarely find it irritating when something touches my skin (R) | .16 | .28 | −.05 |
| I find many strong aromas/fragrances to be unpleasant | .07 | .25 | −.08 |
| PA | |||
| I rarely feel happy (R) | −.67 | −.21 | .31 |
| I have felt so good that I could not imagine feeling better | −.10 | −.12 | .34 |
| When I feel happy, it usually does not last very long (R) | −.69 | −.32 | .32 |
| Sometimes minor events cause me to feel intense pleasure | .11 | −.03 | .28 |
| I seem to be unable to feel pleasure from events and activities (R) | −.57 | −.27 | .24 |
| When I don't feel unhappy, I usually feel happy instead of neutral | −.37 | −.28 | .37 |
| It doesn't take much to evoke a happy response in me | −.32 | −.27 | .45 |
| Sometimes I feel good throughout most of the day | −.42 | −.26 | .30 |
| Without mind altering substances, I have felt intense pleasure | .00 | −.09 | .32 |
| I rarely have days where I don't experience intense happiness | −.25 | −.21 | .34 |
| It takes a lot to make me feel truly happy (R) | −.54 | −.28 | .42 |
| Depressive Symptoms | |||
| I was bothered by things that don't usually bother me | .47 | .17 | .16 |
| I did not feel like eating; my appetite was poor | .34 | .00 | .11 |
| I could not shake off the blues even with help from family or friends | .71 | .10 | .11 |
| I felt that I was just as good as other people (R) | .53 | .22 | .09 |
| I had trouble keeping my mind on what I was doing | .26 | .16 | .02 |
| I felt depressed | .81 | .19 | .07 |
| I felt that everything I did was an effort | .32 | .10 | .19 |
| I felt hopeful about the future (R) | .43 | .15 | −.15 |
| I thought my life had been a failure | .52 | .16 | −.03 |
| I felt fearful | .48 | .24 | .18 |
| My sleep was restless | .34 | .11 | .09 |
| I was happy (R) | .67 | .10 | −.26 |
| I talked less than usual | .36 | .13 | .05 |
| I felt lonely | .69 | .11 | .06 |
| People were unfriendly | .24 | .20 | −.08 |
| I enjoyed life (R) | .67 | .17 | −.24 |
| I had crying spells | .43 | .08 | .31 |
| I felt sad | .71 | .17 | .12 |
| I felt that people dislike me | .48 | .21 | .01 |
| I could not get "going" | .57 | .03 | .06 |
| Eigenvalue | 14.87 | 4.82 | 4.05 |
| Percent Variance | 18.14 | 5.88 | 4.93 |
Note. Some items are paraphrased to conserve space. Loadings with a strikethrough are ≥ .40 but not the item's highest loading. NA = Negative Affect, Adult Temperament Questionnaire; PA = Positive Affect, Adult Temperament Questionnaire; R = reverse-coded item.