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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 11.
Published in final edited form as: School Ment Health. 2014 Feb 23;6(3):213–223. doi: 10.1007/s12310-014-9120-1

Table 2.

Knowledge section of the ADKQ and CFA factor loadings from the one-factor model (KNOW), items 1–13

Item Subsample 1 λ Subsample 2 λ Subsample 3 λ
1 Five percent of all teenagers will suffer a Major Depression 0.88 0.88 0.55
2 Major Depression is a normal part of adolescence 0.82 0.85 0.69
3 Depression runs in some families 0.91 0.92 0.64
4 Depression can be controlled through willpower 0.65 0.68 0.44
5 The cause of Major Depression is well known 0.71 0.73 0.63
6 A change in behavior is a symptom of depression 0.88 0.88 0.63
7 There are certain groups of people who are immune to depression 0.83 0.84 0.68
8 Major Depression is a treatable medical illness 0.80 0.81 0.48
9 A person with depression always feels sad 0.81 0.81 0.51
10 The abuse of alcohol and drugs can be a sign of depression 0.98 0.99 0.89
11 Bipolar Disorder is more common than Major Depression 0.63 0.63 0.40
12 Major Depression is a curable illness 0.52 0.54 0.22
13 Someone who has a major stress (like having parents get a divorce) always develops a depressive illness 0.84 0.85 0.75
14 List five symptoms of depressive illness n/a n/a n/a
15 List two symptoms of mania n/a n/a n/a

Subsamples 1 and 2 include post-test data, while subsample 3 includes pre-test data. Items 14 and 15 were not included in factor analyses