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. 2018 Apr 18;9:562. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00562
F6 Pleasant activities, laughter F7 Urban activities F8 Helping others F9 Faith, religion
gf ge sf se gf ge sf se gf sf gf
I tried to understand my feelings by thinking and analyzing them.
I tried to put things in perspective.
I made plans or a resolution to avoid such problems in the future. 0.38
I tried to reinterpret the situation, to find a different meaning.
I took action to solve the problem causing my mood. 0.35
I went for a walk in the forest, in a park, on the beach or some other natural setting.
I went to my favorite place in nature.
I went for a walk downtown. 0.56 0.36 0.45
I went to my favorite place in an urban setting. 0.36 0.60 0.43 0.54
I played sports, exercised. 0.39
I tried to find something good in the situation. 0.35 0.33
I tried to think about those things that are going well for me.
I tried to be grateful for the things in my life that are going well. 0.33
I compared myself to people who are worse off. 0.38
I went out of my way to help someone. 0.39 0.40
I talked to someone about my feelings.
I let my feelings out by venting or expressing them.
I talked to an advisor or mentor. na na na na na na na
I wrote about my feelings in a diary, letter or e-mail. na na na
I tried to not let my feelings show, to suppress any expression. 0.33
I withdrew from or avoided the situation. 0.41
I daydreamed of the time when I will not have this problem. 0.43
I watched TV, read a book, etc., for distraction. 0.45 0.46
I thought about something to distract myself from my feelings. 0.35 0.64
I worked on something or stayed busy to forget my mood. 0.76
I kept to myself, I wanted to be alone. na na na na
I ate something to get over my bad mood. −0.44 0.46 0.36
I did something fun, something I really enjoy. 0.49 0.59 0.52 0.54 0.32
I laughed, joked around, tried to make myself or others laugh. 0.48 0.51 0.44 0.50 0.34
I socialized to forget my mood. 0.47 0.47 0.47
I used alcohol to get out of a bad mood. na na na na 0.41 0.47 na na
I treated myself to something special. 0.52 0.48 0.36
I prayed, put my faith in God, or did something religious. 0.37 0.32 0.72
I tried to accept it as my faith, what will be, will be. 0.59

Loadings <0.32 are not shown for clarity. In factor 5, sf1 & sf2 are two separate Withdrawal factors. Loadings in bold show the largest loadings for that item in each dataset. na: not applicable; variable deleted from the analysis due to low loadings and/or communality.