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. 2017 Jun 29;12(6):e0180168. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180168

Table 3. Exploratory factor analysis of the semantic differential.

Factor Item Factor Loadings Eigen
value
Cronbach’s α value
INT DANG CON
INT Interest 3.88 .87
INT1 fascinating—boring .95
INT2 interesting—uninteresting .87
INT3 cool–uncool .49
DANG Danger 1.33 .82
DANG1 harmless—weird .91
DANG2 safe—dangerous .78
CON Conservation & Usefulness 1.09 .79
CON1 valuable—useless .80
CON2 necessary—unnecessary .73
CON3 worth protecting—worthless .71

Factor loadings below .40 are omitted; N = 511.