Table 2.
Results of the factor analysis.
| Factor loading | Statistics | |
|---|---|---|
| Factor 1. Executive attention, working memory, and initiation of actions | ||
| Has difficulties in understanding the instructions he/she is given to perform tasks | 0.691 | Eigenvalue: 7.14Cronbach’s alpha: 0.94395% CI (0.939–0.947)Explained variance after rotation %: 20.99 |
| Is not prone to initiate activities; needs to be stimulated or asked to do so | 0.656 | |
| Has difficulties following a conversation, activity, or instructions | 0.756 | |
| Has difficulties maintaining attention to perform an activity and needs to take breaks or interrupt the activity | 0.731 | |
| Has problems in selecting the essential information or necessary objects to perform a task or solve a problem | 0.765 | |
| Has difficulties doing things that require a mental effort | 0.795 | |
| Has difficulties performing activities that involve several steps | 0.664 | |
| Has difficulties remembering information while he/she is performing another activity | 0.771 | |
| Takes time to finish activities and needs more time than other children his/her age | 0.800 | |
| Needs continuous efforts to perform and finish activities | 0.716 | |
| Has difficulties in describing something that happened so that others can understand it easily | 0.693 | |
| Factor 2. General sensory processing | ||
| Has problems recognizing objects visually | 0.649 | Eigenvalue: 3.88Cronbach’s alpha: 0.83395% CI (0.821–0.845)Explained variance after rotation %: 11.41 |
| Does not like water at all | 0.657 | |
| Touches or rubs the body part, where he/she was touched by somebody | 0.613 | |
| Usually leans on himself/herself or on an object or wall to support his/her head, body…. etc | 0.691 | |
| Has problems climbing steps, moving, staggers, or has difficulties riding down a slide in the park or elsewhere | 0.726 | |
| Struggles to keep his/her balance on uneven ground | 0.654 | |
| Injures or hurts himself/herself | 0.673 | |
| Factor 3. Emotional and behavioral self-regulation | ||
| Protests when does not get own way | 0.603 | Eigenvalue: 2.97Cronbach’s alpha: 0.818IC 95% (0.804–0.831)Explained varianceafter rotation %: 8.73 |
| Reacts inappropriately to criticism | 0.713 | |
| Has rapid mood swings | 0.697 | |
| Cries and/or gets frustrated easily | 0.703 | |
| Has tantrums | 0.703 | |
| Factor 4. Supervision, correction of actions, and problem solving | ||
| Cooperates in the performance of activities | 0.685 | Eigenvalue: 2.77Cronbach’s alpha: 0.74795% CI (0.728–0.765)Explained varianceafter rotation %: 8.14 |
| Revises and corrects activities | 0.647 | |
| Knows how to organize his/her free time and play by himself/herself | 0.611 | |
| Solve the problems that come up in the activities | 0.652 | |
| Performs daily activities, such as getting dressed, washing, eating, etc., without help | 0.578 | |
| Recognizes the feelings and needs of others | 0.585 | |
| Factor 5. Inhibitory control | ||
| Usually hums or makes noises while he/she performs tasks and should be silent | 0.556 | Eigenvalue: 2.47Cronbach’s alpha: 0.73995% CI (0.719–0.758)Explained varianceafter rotation %: 7.26 |
| Seeks activities involving jumping, crawling, pressing, pushing, or pulling | 0.712 | |
| Has difficulties staying still | 0.702 | |
| Acts without planning what he/she has to do, in an impulsive way | 0.581 | |
| Switches to another activity without finishing the one he/she was performing | 0.487 | |
95% CI, 95% confidence interval for Cronbach’s alpha. Total explained variance after rotation %, 56.55. All the items have less than 0.5 of missing values.