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. 2017 Oct 12;12(10):e0185574. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185574

Table 3. Factor loadings for fear of compassion from others.

No Item Factor 1 Factor 2 Mean SD skewness kurtosis
Fear of Compassion from Others (α = .85)
Concern about Compassion from Others (α = .83)
5 Feelings of kindness from others are somehow frightening .93 .00 1.37 1.15 .68 -.35
6 When people are kind and compassionate towards me I feel anxious or embarrassed .90 .03 1.30 1.12 .72 -.16
4 I often wonder whether displays of warmth and kindness from others are genuine .68 -.01 2.17 1.26 -.29 -1.01
7 If people are friendly and kind I worry they will find out something bad about me that will change their mind .48 .01 2.20 1.12 -.20 -.97
Avoidance of Compassion from Others (α = .82)
12 I try to keep my distance from others even if I know they are kind -.08 .93 1.04 .99 .99 .71
13 If I think someone is being kind and caring towards me, I ‘put up a barrier’ -.03 .87 1.15 1.02 .86 .45
11 Even though other people are kind to me, I have rarely felt warmth from my relationships with others .09 .60 .73 .86 1.48 2.72
10 If people are kind I feel they are getting too close .28 .45 1.06 1.08 .91 .07
Variance explained (%) 68.34