Table 2. Oblimin-rotated loadings of an exploratory factor analysis with 24 factors.
| Factor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item (subscale number) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 3 Invigorated me (9) | .77 | -.00 | -.01 | .03 | -.01 | .01 | .00 | .04 | .01 | .12 | .04 | .00 | .01 | -.05 | .13 | .07 | -.03 | -.01 | .00 | -.09 | -.03 | .02 | -.03 | .08 |
| 2 Spurred me on (9) | .65 | -.10 | -.01 | -.06 | .02 | .04 | .06 | .03 | .02 | -.01 | .07 | .07 | -.04 | .04 | .06 | -.01 | .00 | .02 | -.02 | .20 | -.05 | -.10 | .03 | -.07 |
| 1 Filled me with longing | .29 | .05 | .00 | -.01 | .04 | .07 | .01 | -.02 | .05 | -.03 | .08 | -.04 | .27 | -.06 | .07 | .02 | .02 | .08 | -.03 | .23 | .18 | -.19 | .26 | -.27 |
| 22 Felt depressed | -.16 | .57 | .02 | .05 | .09 | .00 | .19 | .09 | -.09 | .04 | .00 | .06 | .04 | .12 | .01 | -.06 | -.07 | .04 | .05 | -.02 | -.11 | .01 | .09 | -.01 |
| 5 Felt oppressive (20) | .06 | .46 | .09 | .04 | .05 | -.06 | .08 | -.06 | .06 | -.03 | .08 | -.03 | -.16 | .23 | -.13 | -.11 | -.09 | .10 | .08 | -.07 | .01 | .00 | .16 | .08 |
| 21 Made me feel uncomfortable | -.13 | .39 | .01 | -.21 | .27 | .03 | .13 | .09 | -.09 | .10 | -.09 | .01 | .13 | .09 | .05 | -.01 | .00 | -.07 | .13 | -.04 | .06 | .05 | -.07 | -.01 |
| 16 Worried me (20) | -.08 | .30 | .16 | .20 | .10 | -.01 | .09 | -.16 | -.09 | .11 | -.02 | .00 | -.08 | .22 | .04 | -.09 | .10 | .04 | .13 | -.02 | -.05 | -.08 | .25 | -.08 |
| 17 Challenged me intellectually (14) | -.02 | .04 | .78 | .03 | .06 | -.04 | .10 | -.05 | -.02 | .03 | .04 | -.01 | -.06 | -.01 | .09 | -.01 | .00 | .10 | .06 | .01 | .02 | -.06 | -.02 | -.02 |
| 24 Was mentally engaged (14) | .00 | -.02 | .76 | .00 | -.08 | .07 | .02 | .10 | .03 | .03 | .01 | .07 | .13 | .03 | -.08 | -.01 | -.05 | .03 | .07 | -.05 | -.01 | .02 | -.02 | .08 |
| 23 Felt a sudden insight (15) | -.08 | .06 | .33 | -.05 | .01 | .01 | .13 | -.06 | .00 | .05 | -.10 | .27 | .02 | .05 | .12 | .11 | .03 | .09 | -.17 | .18 | -.02 | .15 | .13 | .13 |
| 15 Felt deeply moved (3) | -.02 | .04 | .05 | .62 | .05 | .09 | -.07 | .11 | .14 | .01 | .06 | .09 | .07 | -.07 | .08 | .00 | -.09 | .00 | .02 | .06 | -.01 | -.01 | .09 | -.01 |
| 49 Was overwhelmed | -.04 | -.03 | -.01 | .37 | .12 | -.05 | -.04 | .09 | .04 | .24 | .22 | .04 | .04 | .01 | .08 | -.04 | .06 | .05 | .06 | .35 | -.03 | -.03 | -.05 | .09 |
| 6 Gripped me | .19 | .03 | .12 | .32 | .00 | .09 | .00 | .05 | .18 | .11 | .02 | -.05 | -.07 | .05 | .03 | -.02 | .08 | .02 | .05 | .00 | -.15 | .04 | .03 | .20 |
| 62 Felt that time was flying | .15 | .01 | -.06 | .29 | -.08 | .06 | .16 | .12 | -.05 | .05 | -.08 | -.17 | .06 | .08 | .11 | .04 | .04 | .13 | -.12 | -.09 | -.19 | -.02 | -.02 | .21 |
| 8 Made me angry (19) | -.02 | .04 | -.03 | .02 | .72 | -.04 | .06 | -.02 | -.02 | .06 | -.02 | .02 | -.05 | .05 | -.06 | .02 | -.07 | .00 | -.06 | -.02 | .08 | .02 | .12 | -.07 |
| 35 Made me aggressive (19) | .04 | .04 | .00 | .06 | .62 | .01 | .08 | -.05 | -.02 | -.13 | -.13 | .11 | -.07 | .08 | .01 | -.03 | -.06 | .09 | .14 | .03 | .01 | .09 | -.01 | .03 |
| 36 Disliked it | -.09 | .10 | .03 | -.11 | .40 | .09 | .04 | -.03 | -.17 | .08 | .01 | -.04 | .15 | .14 | .02 | -.07 | -.08 | -.18 | .08 | -.08 | .23 | .10 | -.16 | .08 |
| 56 Scared me | -.03 | .05 | -.03 | .21 | .31 | -.11 | .01 | -.04 | -.05 | .10 | -.05 | -.01 | .08 | .15 | .02 | -.06 | -.02 | .07 | .32 | -.12 | -.15 | .07 | .18 | .03 |
| 12 Touched me (3) | .10 | .06 | .11 | .25 | .14 | .36 | -.10 | .11 | .18 | .00 | .02 | .08 | .08 | -.08 | -.03 | -.01 | .00 | -.03 | -.02 | .01 | -.10 | -.01 | .19 | .18 |
| 13 Delighted me (7) | .22 | -.13 | .03 | .06 | -.07 | .37 | .03 | .15 | -.01 | .00 | -.07 | .04 | .03 | -.10 | -.03 | .25 | .24 | -.01 | -.08 | .01 | -.04 | .02 | -.14 | -.05 |
| 18 Was not aware of myself | .03 | .04 | .07 | -.06 | .03 | -.01 | .78 | .00 | .01 | .04 | .03 | .06 | .01 | -.05 | .03 | .02 | .04 | -.07 | .00 | .01 | .04 | .00 | .02 | -.01 |
| 19 Was impressed (2) | .13 | .06 | .05 | .06 | -.08 | .00 | .12 | .40 | .22 | .07 | .11 | .07 | -.05 | -.11 | -.04 | -.09 | .02 | .15 | .06 | .02 | -.07 | .07 | .08 | .10 |
| 14 I found it perfect | .11 | .18 | .01 | .23 | -.09 | .12 | -.06 | .46 | -.02 | .08 | .00 | .17 | .05 | .04 | .11 | -.02 | .10 | .08 | -.11 | .05 | .11 | .00 | .01 | -.10 |
| 28 I found it beautiful (1) | -.01 | -.12 | -.09 | .02 | -.05 | .11 | .00 | .04 | .53 | -.03 | .14 | .05 | .10 | .05 | -.02 | .08 | .18 | .06 | .02 | .00 | .05 | -.20 | -.04 | -.02 |
| 29 Was attracted | .10 | -.05 | .06 | .10 | -.06 | .01 | -.01 | -.04 | .49 | .11 | -.05 | .14 | .08 | .00 | .12 | -.05 | .02 | .07 | -.02 | .02 | .00 | -.08 | -.07 | .06 |
| 25 Liked it (1) | .00 | .02 | .04 | .12 | -.04 | .07 | .00 | .12 | .48 | .11 | .09 | -.18 | .02 | -.19 | .08 | .10 | .02 | .15 | -.07 | -.01 | -.13 | .05 | .11 | .01 |
| 30 Made me feel enthusiastic | .12 | .00 | .05 | .07 | -.04 | -.02 | -.04 | .14 | .48 | .18 | -.13 | .04 | .02 | .05 | .09 | .11 | .06 | -.07 | -.07 | .21 | -.06 | .05 | -.02 | .08 |
| 44 Surprised me (12) | .05 | .04 | .03 | -.02 | -.02 | .11 | .05 | -.01 | .03 | .70 | .02 | -.04 | .00 | .02 | .04 | .14 | -.03 | .08 | .05 | -.05 | -.02 | -.01 | -.05 | .03 |
| 31 Baffled me (12) | .13 | .03 | .04 | .09 | .01 | -.10 | .07 | .09 | .10 | .66 | -.04 | .03 | .08 | -.04 | -.09 | -.04 | .05 | .03 | .08 | .12 | -.03 | .05 | -.03 | -.01 |
| 57 Astonished me | .03 | -.30 | .14 | -.05 | .10 | -.03 | .04 | .33 | -.01 | .41 | .18 | .02 | -.02 | .09 | -.03 | -.01 | .02 | .11 | .09 | .05 | -.14 | -.03 | .11 | -.02 |
| 9 I found it sublime (4) | .11 | -.02 | .19 | .06 | -.08 | -.02 | .13 | .05 | .03 | -.05 | .63 | .13 | .01 | .00 | .02 | -.01 | .04 | -.08 | -.10 | .04 | .05 | .19 | -.02 | -.08 |
| 48 I found it graceful | .03 | .04 | -.13 | .01 | -.10 | .04 | -.04 | -.02 | -.03 | .08 | .53 | .14 | .18 | .08 | .04 | .04 | -.03 | .09 | -.02 | .10 | .08 | -.10 | -.04 | .09 |
| 72 I found it harmonious | .10 | .08 | -.05 | -.01 | -.02 | -.07 | .05 | .07 | .04 | .04 | .33 | .00 | .00 | -.09 | .09 | .16 | .25 | .05 | -.01 | -.05 | .03 | -.30 | -.07 | .25 |
| 32 Felt humbled | .03 | .04 | .07 | .01 | .06 | -.05 | .07 | .05 | -.01 | -.07 | .06 | .76 | .02 | -.04 | .02 | -.02 | .07 | .07 | .03 | .00 | -.10 | .03 | .04 | -.03 |
| 51 Felt awe (4) | .02 | -.12 | -.13 | .04 | .00 | .18 | .17 | .02 | .07 | .12 | .24 | .51 | .07 | .04 | .05 | -.15 | -.11 | .02 | .13 | -.03 | .07 | -.14 | .01 | .06 |
| 45 Sensed a deeper meaning (15) | .01 | .05 | .21 | .16 | -.02 | .20 | .02 | -.14 | .05 | .25 | -.05 | .27 | .06 | .19 | .04 | -.01 | .04 | .10 | -.25 | -.02 | .02 | .00 | .11 | .10 |
| 41 Made me feel sentimental (6) | .00 | .00 | .01 | .02 | -.03 | .02 | .00 | .01 | .04 | .00 | .02 | -.02 | .85 | -.02 | .03 | .01 | .00 | -.05 | .02 | .01 | -.04 | .06 | .08 | .06 |
| 33 Made me feel nostalgic (6) | -.04 | .00 | .10 | .01 | .00 | -.04 | .07 | -.01 | -.03 | .06 | .05 | .10 | .64 | .05 | -.02 | .08 | .06 | .11 | -.07 | .01 | .09 | -.14 | .01 | -.15 |
| 27 Repelled me | -.05 | .15 | .03 | -.10 | .16 | -.01 | .05 | .03 | -.03 | -.03 | .05 | -.03 | .01 | .62 | -.02 | .09 | .03 | -.14 | .10 | .03 | .04 | .14 | .01 | .01 |
| 26 Was shocking to me | -.07 | .08 | .06 | .18 | .12 | -.06 | .06 | .01 | .15 | .18 | -.02 | -.01 | -.02 | .37 | -.02 | .03 | -.13 | .11 | .12 | -.11 | -.05 | .16 | .14 | -.06 |
| 39 Energized me (10) | .11 | .04 | .05 | .04 | -.03 | -.04 | .05 | .07 | .08 | -.09 | .05 | .05 | .03 | -.04 | .74 | -.01 | -.01 | -.04 | .02 | -.01 | -.06 | .06 | -.03 | -.02 |
| 52 Perked me up | .04 | -.08 | -.15 | .14 | -.07 | .16 | .04 | -.05 | -.05 | .13 | .06 | -.06 | -.03 | -.02 | .45 | .22 | .05 | .05 | .12 | -.01 | -.09 | -.07 | -.08 | .10 |
| 53 Motivated me to act (10) | .16 | -.07 | -.07 | -.04 | .12 | .09 | .03 | -.09 | -.07 | .09 | -.07 | .06 | .03 | .02 | .44 | -.04 | .13 | .20 | -.05 | .17 | .11 | -.08 | .06 | .05 |
| 54 Felt absorbed in the experience | .11 | -.20 | .11 | .04 | -.03 | .01 | .23 | -.07 | -.01 | -.02 | -.07 | -.02 | .24 | .20 | .34 | -.01 | .00 | .15 | -.07 | .12 | -.04 | -.02 | .05 | .02 |
| 42 Inspired me | .24 | .01 | .16 | -.18 | -.04 | .01 | -.14 | .05 | .10 | .04 | .00 | .17 | .11 | .07 | .32 | .02 | -.02 | .24 | -.04 | .10 | .12 | .02 | .10 | .09 |
| 59 Was funny to me (8) | .04 | -.02 | -.05 | .05 | .00 | -.02 | .05 | .00 | -.03 | .01 | -.04 | -.01 | .02 | .05 | -.10 | .93 | -.05 | .04 | -.03 | -.03 | .04 | .08 | .02 | .07 |
| 71 Amused me (8) | -.05 | .00 | .07 | -.05 | .00 | -.01 | -.03 | .01 | .04 | .00 | .05 | -.03 | .02 | .00 | .09 | .90 | .00 | -.05 | .06 | .04 | -.05 | -.06 | .02 | -.07 |
| 43 Made me merry | .10 | -.01 | -.05 | -.07 | .02 | .20 | -.06 | -.08 | .08 | .11 | .03 | .04 | .03 | -.11 | .13 | .54 | .10 | .07 | .02 | .05 | -.05 | -.01 | -.09 | -.04 |
| 4 Made me cheerful | .27 | -.06 | -.06 | .03 | -.05 | .21 | -.04 | .02 | .11 | .02 | -.03 | -.05 | .09 | -.11 | .01 | .35 | .18 | .02 | .02 | .03 | .03 | .01 | -.15 | -.06 |
| 7 Calmed me (11) | -.09 | -.05 | -.01 | -.09 | -.06 | .00 | .08 | .00 | .04 | .04 | .06 | .09 | .10 | -.06 | .01 | -.13 | .63 | .02 | -.06 | .06 | -.01 | .08 | .04 | -.06 |
| 74 Relaxed me (11) | .01 | -.04 | -.17 | .07 | -.16 | -.01 | .03 | .05 | .08 | .07 | -.06 | .11 | .03 | .01 | .07 | .14 | .51 | -.06 | -.08 | -.04 | .20 | -.09 | -.03 | .22 |
| 10 Made me feel content | .17 | -.01 | .05 | -.02 | -.14 | .13 | -.06 | .08 | .13 | -.11 | .08 | -.03 | .06 | .11 | .04 | .01 | .44 | .02 | .02 | .11 | -.16 | .05 | -.18 | -.05 |
| 11 Made me happy (7) | .19 | .01 | .03 | .05 | -.06 | .25 | -.01 | .06 | .10 | -.06 | .09 | -.07 | .05 | .05 | -.01 | .12 | .36 | .02 | .02 | .21 | -.11 | -.03 | -.25 | -.04 |
| 55 I found it pleasant | .03 | -.21 | -.06 | -.13 | -.09 | .06 | .07 | .17 | .20 | -.07 | .10 | -.13 | .06 | -.01 | .13 | .11 | .35 | .23 | -.04 | -.10 | -.04 | -.11 | .07 | -.05 |
| 34 Made me curious (13) | .02 | .04 | .17 | -.01 | .05 | -.05 | -.09 | .06 | -.02 | .07 | -.04 | .12 | .03 | -.10 | -.02 | .02 | .00 | .67 | .04 | .03 | .02 | -.02 | -.04 | .05 |
| 46 Sparked my interest (13) | -.10 | -.01 | .07 | .06 | .02 | .18 | .06 | .05 | .24 | .14 | .08 | .04 | -.09 | .06 | .11 | .00 | -.02 | .47 | -.10 | -.03 | -.09 | .02 | .01 | .09 |
| 61 Felt confused (18) | .01 | .00 | .11 | .06 | .08 | -.08 | .11 | -.01 | .01 | .06 | -.05 | .04 | .02 | .08 | -.02 | .07 | -.03 | -.01 | .72 | .00 | .07 | .01 | -.01 | .03 |
| 69 Was unsettling to me (18) | -.09 | .16 | .07 | .02 | -.10 | .24 | .09 | -.03 | -.05 | .12 | -.06 | .00 | -.10 | .05 | .01 | -.09 | -.09 | -.03 | .56 | .03 | .09 | .10 | .25 | -.11 |
| 40 Irritated me | -.01 | .09 | .12 | -.14 | .11 | .00 | .03 | -.02 | -.10 | .09 | .03 | .10 | .04 | .06 | .02 | .06 | -.02 | .03 | .49 | -.07 | .04 | .15 | -.05 | .01 |
| 60 I found it unpleasant | -.10 | .10 | -.07 | -.10 | .16 | -.14 | -.06 | -.02 | -.08 | .02 | .00 | .02 | .09 | .14 | .07 | -.02 | .02 | -.01 | .44 | -.02 | -.03 | .28 | -.01 | .00 |
| 50 Was enchanted (5) | .10 | -.04 | -.05 | .05 | -.03 | .04 | .09 | .06 | .08 | .15 | .15 | .06 | .13 | -.01 | .02 | .07 | .05 | .03 | -.01 | .48 | -.04 | -.04 | -.05 | .01 |
| 37 Felt something wonderful (5) | .09 | -.03 | .02 | .06 | -.02 | .12 | .12 | .14 | .13 | -.09 | .03 | .02 | .13 | -.02 | .16 | .05 | .00 | .12 | -.08 | .39 | .04 | .00 | -.17 | -.04 |
| 70 Put me in a dreamy mood | .02 | -.06 | -.01 | -.05 | -.17 | -.01 | .06 | -.07 | -.03 | -.04 | .07 | .03 | .29 | -.14 | .08 | .15 | .17 | -.03 | .12 | .36 | .11 | -.07 | .08 | .13 |
| 65 Was enraptured | .02 | -.10 | -.07 | .22 | -.08 | .06 | .02 | .20 | -.02 | .14 | .10 | -.01 | .01 | .11 | .17 | .07 | -.05 | .01 | -.04 | .34 | -.06 | .02 | .09 | .12 |
| 64 Felt indifferent (17) | -.09 | -.01 | -.05 | .01 | .03 | -.10 | .20 | .07 | -.07 | -.09 | -.04 | -.08 | .01 | .16 | -.04 | -.01 | -.05 | -.03 | .10 | .00 | .59 | .00 | -.10 | -.13 |
| 68 Bored me (17) | -.07 | -.01 | -.03 | -.14 | .14 | -.03 | .03 | -.15 | .00 | -.02 | .14 | -.11 | -.01 | -.12 | -.10 | -.05 | -.02 | -.04 | .05 | .05 | .57 | .28 | .02 | .02 |
| 38 Tired me | -.04 | -.07 | .15 | -.06 | .16 | .01 | .01 | -.08 | -.17 | -.11 | .15 | .00 | .10 | .04 | -.06 | -.11 | .15 | -.03 | .11 | -.10 | .49 | .06 | -.01 | .02 |
| 58 I found it ugly (16) | -.09 | .01 | .04 | .00 | .19 | -.03 | .05 | .00 | -.05 | .06 | .08 | .01 | -.06 | .09 | .05 | .01 | .05 | -.12 | .08 | -.05 | .07 | .63 | .02 | -.01 |
| 63 I found it distasteful (16) | .01 | .06 | -.22 | .01 | -.01 | .01 | .14 | -.02 | -.09 | -.04 | .00 | -.05 | .01 | .23 | -.07 | .12 | -.04 | .13 | .17 | -.02 | .20 | .51 | -.04 | -.06 |
| 67 Made me sad (21) | .01 | .04 | .02 | .04 | .09 | .03 | .09 | .04 | .01 | -.07 | -.04 | .07 | .17 | .11 | -.02 | .01 | -.08 | -.01 | .06 | -.05 | -.03 | .02 | .67 | .08 |
| 20 Made me feel melancholic (21) | -.07 | .17 | -.08 | .13 | .07 | -.06 | .08 | .00 | -.02 | .02 | -.03 | .13 | .23 | -.15 | -.03 | .02 | .09 | .04 | .04 | .06 | -.05 | -.01 | .50 | .03 |
| 73 Stimulated my thoughts | .08 | .01 | .22 | .00 | -.08 | .02 | .00 | -.04 | .03 | .01 | .02 | .03 | .03 | -.04 | .04 | .00 | .02 | .21 | -.04 | .04 | .00 | -.05 | .16 | .52 |
| 75 Fascinated me (2) | -.01 | -.04 | .05 | .03 | -.01 | .03 | .03 | .32 | .17 | .15 | -.03 | .10 | -.06 | .07 | .10 | .05 | .02 | .12 | .02 | .18 | .06 | -.11 | .00 | .33 |
| 66 Moved me | -.03 | .03 | .03 | .02 | .02 | .26 | .03 | .17 | .08 | .01 | .05 | -.01 | .01 | .05 | .14 | .02 | -.12 | .02 | .01 | .19 | -.21 | -.10 | .24 | .30 |
| 47 Agitated me | .05 | .18 | -.02 | .17 | .07 | .14 | .18 | -.09 | .04 | -.08 | .03 | .06 | .13 | .07 | -.04 | -.10 | -.11 | .17 | .21 | .15 | -.21 | .09 | .00 | .26 |
Note. Factors, loadings, and item assignments to factors that were predicted a priori are marked in gray. The 42 items included in the final Aesthemos along with the respective subscale number and loadings with p < .05 and and λ ≥ |.30| are highlighted in bold. Note that some loadings with λ ≥ |.30| are not significant at p < .05 due to large standard errors.