Table 2.
Exploratory factor analysis for all 28 agentic and communal items (N = 1.808).
| Extraction criterion | Scree plot | Eigenvalue > 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factor | 1 | 2 | Factor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Explained variance | 23.3% | 11.1% | Explained variance | 23.3% | 11.1% | 5.0% | 4.6% | 4.0% | 3.9% |
| Self-confident | 0.69 | 0.03 | Warm | 0.66 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.01 | 0.13 |
| Feel superior | 0.62 | −0.07 | Caring | 0.60 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.24 | 0.10 | −0.07 |
| Have leadership abilities | 0.58 | 0.02 | Empathetic | 0.59 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.16 | 0.06 | 0.03 |
| Stand up under pressure | 0.58 | 0.01 | Friendly | 0.55 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.19 | 0.04 | −0.12 |
| Capable | 0.51 | 0.29 | Affectionate | 0.51 | −0.09 | −0.05 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.22 |
| Efficient | 0.50 | 0.28 | Helpful | 0.44 | 0.03 | 0.26 | 0.26 | −0.02 | −0.14 |
| Clever | 0.50 | 0.17 | Self-confident | 0.11 | 0.80 | 0.20 | 0.03 | 0.12 | 0.05 |
| Persistent | 0.50 | 0.24 | Feel superior | 0.02 | 0.64 | 0.15 | −0.05 | 0.18 | 0.12 |
| Never give up easily | 0.49 | 0.22 | Stand up under pressure | 0.01 | 0.49 | 0.27 | 0.06 | 0.17 | 0.05 |
| Assertive | 0.49 | 0.09 | Have leadership abilities | 0.00 | 0.42 | 0.18 | 0.07 | 0.25 | 0.30 |
| Competent | 0.47 | 0.25 | Persistent | 0.12 | 0.22 | 0.58 | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0.05 |
| Purposeful | 0.47 | 0.24 | Purposeful | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.56 | 0.05 | 0.16 | 0.13 |
| Ambitious | 0.46 | 0.21 | Never give up easily | 0.13 | 0.26 | 0.55 | 0.14 | 0.03 | 0.07 |
| Can make decisions easily | 0.45 | 0.01 | Ambitious | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.49 | 0.04 | 0.24 | 0.11 |
| Intelligent | 0.43 | 0.16 | Capable | 0.10 | 0.18 | 0.36 | 0.27 | 0.34 | 0.17 |
| Independent | 0.42 | 0.02 | Independent | −0.08 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.00 |
| Caring | 0.09 | 0.63 | Just | 0.28 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.54 | 0.16 | 0.08 |
| Considerate | 0.02 | 0.57 | Honest | 0.17 | 0.02 | 0.12 | 0.52 | 0.03 | 0.07 |
| Empathetic | 0.04 | 0.57 | Fair | 0.22 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.52 | 0.16 | 0.01 |
| Warm | 0.13 | 0.56 | Reliable | 0.21 | 0.09 | 0.21 | 0.48 | −0.00 | 0.06 |
| Trustworthy | 0.18 | 0.55 | Trustworthy | 0.36 | 0.08 | 0.21 | 0.41 | 0.09 | −0.12 |
| Friendly | 0.09 | 0.53 | Considerate | 0.38 | −0.15 | 0.09 | 0.39 | 0.10 | 0.14 |
| Just | 0.13 | 0.53 | Intelligent | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.68 | 0.04 |
| Helpful | 0.11 | 0.52 | Clever | 0.15 | 0.31 | 0.21 | 0.03 | 0.50 | −0.04 |
| Affectionate | 0.01 | 0.50 | Competent | 0.10 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.43 | 0.22 |
| Fair | 0.14 | 0.47 | Efficient | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.33 | 0.26 | 0.38 | 0.25 |
| Reliable | 0.21 | 0.45 | Assertive | 0.04 | 0.30 | 0.23 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.46 |
| Honest | 0.13 | 0.44 | Can make decisions easily | −0.03 | 0.32 | 0.21 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.34 |
Maximum likelihood analyses with Varimax rotation, loadings > |0.30| are presented in bold.