Table 2. Factor loading resulting from Principal Component Analysis (varimax rotation) on the 14 items comprising the scale (InCRisC France, n = 659).

	Factors			Pearson correlations for convergent and discriminant validity
Item	1	2	3	Dimension 1	Dimension 2	Dimension 3
1. Removal of uncertainty of genetic risk	-0.02	0.67	0.18	0.03	-0.73	-0.29
2. Provision of information for children	0.07	0.79	0.28	0.10	-0.82	-0.39
3. Provision of information for other family members	0.04	0.78	0.20	0.06	-0.79	-0.34
4. Provision of information for family planning	-0.05	0.57	0.38	0.08	-0.76	-0.42
5. Access to increased surveillance and screening	0.04	0.18	0.70	0.01	-0.33	-0.67
6. Access to clinical trials	-0.05	0.22	0.43	-0.03	-0.26	-0.68
7. Greater choice of risk-reduction management	-0.01	0.22	0.63	-0.01	-0.37	-0.71
8. Potential increase of life expectancy thanks to increased surveillance	0.09	0.18	0.73	0.05	-0.35	-0.72
9. Psychological distress at being identified as a mutation carrier, due to increased risk of breast cancer	0.45	0.34	-0.38	0.50	-0.07	0.04
10. Family conflict about disclosure of test results	0.51	0.31	-0.28	0.57	-0.06	0.01
11. …limited employment opportunities	0.76	0.00	0.05	0.75	-0.04	-0.02
12. …limited life insurance coverage	0.82	-0.09	0.09	0.79	-0.02	0.00
13. …limited private health insurance coverage	0.78	-0.08	0.14	0.76	-0.05	-0.03
14. …stigmatization as a “healthy ill” person	0.78	0.06	-0.08	0.78	-0.03	0.03
Eigenvalue	2.93	2.40	2.15
% variance	20.94	17.11	15.33