Table 3.
Factor Loadings of the Biological Measures for Each of the Timepoints Throughout the Study
| Baseline Phase | Time 1 | Time 2 | ||||
| Factors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1.sAA | .06 | .06 | .97 | .15 | .06 | .97 |
| 2.Cortisol | .85 | .16 | .11 | .81 | .11 | .14 |
| 3.DHEAs | .85 | .13 | .20 | .83 | .16 | .04 |
| 4.sCRP | .11 | .79 | .12 | .02 | .73 | .17 |
| 5.sNGF | .08 | .80 | .21 | .06 | .81 | .04 |
| Event Phase | Time 3 | Time 4 | ||||
| Factors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1.sAA | .01 | .71 | .26 | .08 | .79 | .05 |
| 2.Cortisol | .07 | .83 | .10 | .06 | .80 | .10 |
| 3.DHEAs | .06 | .09 | .95 | .03 | .14 | .96 |
| 4.sCRP | .87 | .16 | .14 | .83 | .13 | .18 |
| 5.sNGF | .85 | .08 | .24 | .82 | .11 | .23 |
| Recovery Phase | Time 5 | Time 6 | ||||
| Factors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1.sAA | .82 | .03 | .10 | .06 | .78 | .06 |
| 2.Cortisol | .82 | .01 | .08 | .10 | .78 | .02 |
| 3.DHEAs | .21 | .76 | .35 | .87 | .15 | .19 |
| 4.sCRP | .02 | .02 | .92 | .03 | .01 | .96 |
| 5.sNGF | .14 | .79 | .34 | .77 | .12 | .38 |
Notes. (N=85)
sAA=alpha amylase, cortisol=salivary cortisol, DHEAs=dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate, sNGF=salivary nerve growth factor, sCRP=salivary c-reactive protein. Reported values are varimax rotated factor loadings.