Table 2.
Factor indicators’ frequencies and loadings on the negative social support factor (Beacon Study).
| Item stem, “In the past 30 days, how often did someone you know…” |
Rarely/None N (%) |
Some/Little N (%) |
Most/All N (%) |
Baseline Factor Loadingsa |
12-Month Factor Loadingsb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| …let you down when you needed help? |
182 (47.5) | 148 (38.6) | 53 (13.8) | .63 | .69 |
| …fail to spend enough time with you? |
199 (52.0) | 138 (36.0) | 46 (12.0) | .68 | .69 |
| …ask you for too much help? |
206 (53.8) | 117 (30.5) | 60 (15.7) | .49 | .58 |
| …interfere or meddle in your personal matters? |
191 (49.9) | 138 (36.0) | 54 (14.1) | .52 | .61 |
| …leave you out of activities you would have enjoyed? |
243 (63.4) | 115 (30.0) | 25 (6.5) | .71 | .71 |
| …forget or ignore you? | 221 (57.7) | 137 (35.8) | 25 (6.5) | .77 | .75 |
| …act angry or upset with you? |
189 (49.3) | 162 (42.3) | 32 (8.4) | .65 | .73 |
| …not pay enough attention to you? |
204 (53.3) | 142 (37.1) | 37 (9.7) | .77 | .78 |
Note:
a
CFI = .98, RMSEA = .05, N = 383;
b
CFI = .98, RMSEA = .06, N = 331.