Table 1.

Factor analysis of the pain sensitivity questionnaire (N=331)^a

Item	Factor 1	Factor 2	Cronbach’s alpha when item deleted
1. Imagine you bump your shin badly on a hard edge, for example, on the edge of a glass coffee table	0.78b	0.22	0.92
2. Imagine you burn your tongue on a very hot drink	0.68b	0.40	0.91
3. Imagine your muscles are slightly sore as a result of physical activity	0.24	0.66b	0.92
4. Imagine you trap your finger in a drawer	0.73b	0.22	0.92
6. Imagine you have mild sunburn on your shoulders	0.20	0.69b	0.92
7. Imagine you grazed your knee falling off your bicycle	0.27	0.72b	0.92
8. Imagine you accidentally bite your tongue or cheek badly while eating	0.65b	0.41	0.91
10. Imagine you have a minor cut on your finger and inadvertently get lemon juice in the wound	0.43	0.67b	0.91
11. Imagine you prick your fingertip on the thorn of a rose	0.50	0.55b	0.92
12. Imagine you stick your bare hands in the snow for a couple of minutes or bring your hand in contact with snow for some time, for example, while making snowballs	0.41	0.59b	0.92
14. Imagine you shake hands with someone who has a very strong grip	0.19	0.68b	0.92
15. Imagine you pick up a hot pot by inadvertently grabbing its equally hot handles	0.73b	0.27	0.92
16. Imagine you are wearing sandals and someone with heavy boots steps on your foot	0.73b	0.27	0.92
17. Imagine you bump your elbow on the edge of a table (“funny bone”)	0.77b	0.33	0.91

Notes:

^aExtraction method: principal component. Rotation method: varimax with Kaiser normalization. A rotation converged in three iterations.

^bThese values have the highest loading.