Table 2.
EFA Factor Loadings
| Factor |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Because happiness is contagious, I seek out other people when I’m happy. |
.802 | .066 | −.074 | .017 |
| When I feel elated, I seek out other people to make them happy. |
.776 | .085 | .021 | −.073 |
| I like being in the presence of others when I feel positive because it magnifies the good feeling. |
.755 | .002 | −.005 | .034 |
| I like being around others when I’m excited to share my joy. |
.745 | −.066 | .054 | −.030 |
| Being in the presence of certain other people feels good when I’m elated. |
.721 | −.120 | .034 | .054 |
| Having people remind me that others are worse off helps me when I’m upset. |
−.080 | .736 | .035 | −.057 |
| Having people telling me not to worry can calm me down when I am anxious. |
−.009 | .732 | −.014 | .036 |
| It helps me deal with my depressed mood when others point out that things aren’t as bad as they seem. |
.018 | .717 | .038 | −.094 |
| When I am upset, others make me feel better by making me realize that things could be a lot worse. |
.038 | .698 | .012 | .090 |
| When I am annoyed, others can soothe me by telling me not to worry. |
.012 | .539 | −.010 | .266 |
| I look to others for comfort when I feel upset. | .027 | −.016 | .814 | .014 |
| I look for other people to offer me compassion when I’m upset. |
−.032 | .045 | .795 | −.082 |
| When I feel sad, I seek out others for consolation. | .009 | .060 | .762 | .049 |
| Feeling upset often causes me to seek out others who will express sympathy. |
−.038 | −.021 | .683 | .177 |
| I look to other people when I feel depressed just to know that I am loved. |
.127 | .009 | .674 | .019 |
| If I’m upset, I like knowing what other people would do if they were in my situation. |
−.095 | −.032 | .070 | .868 |
| It makes me feel better to learn how others dealt with Their emotions. |
.062 | .041 | −.073 | .804 |
| When I’m sad, it helps me to hear how others have dealt With similar feelings. |
−.010 | .004 | .081 | .782 |
| Seeing how others would handle the same situation helps me when I am frustrated. |
.034 | .125 | −.037 | .727 |
| Hearing another person’s thoughts on how to handle things helps me when I am worried. |
.045 | −.019 | .111 | .665 |
Note: The factor loadings reflect values from the pattern matrix. Bolded coefficients denote primary factor loadings. Factor 1 = Enhancing Positive Affect; Factor 2 = Perspective Taking; Factor 3 = Soothing; Factor 4 = Social Modeling.