Table 2.

Rotated Factor Pattern Matrix

	Factor 1: “Grit”	Factor 2: “Control Coping Self-Efficacy”	Factor 3: “Accommodative Coping Self-Efficacy”	Factor 4: “Spirituality”
Variance Explained Items	30.40%	29.73%	28.50%	11.36%
I work to attain my goals	0.64	0.30	0.23	0.04
I have a strong sense of purpose	0.55	0.41	0.12	0.22
When things look hopeless, I don’t give up	0.52	0.20	0.23	0.14
I take pride in my achievements	0.49	0.22	0.20	0.11
I give my best effort no matter what	0.49	0.07	0.30	0.27
I am not easily discouraged by failure	0.48	0.43	0.38	0.11
I believe I can achieve my goals	0.41	0.35	0.35	0.24
I have close and secure relationships	0.29	0.02	0.24	0.15
I make unpopular or difficult decisions	0.13	0.66	0.17	0.06
I think of myself as a strong person	0.42	0.49	0.33	0.07
I like challenges	0.39	0.47	0.21	−0.10
I have to act on a hunch	0.09	0.46	0.18	0.19
I am in control of my life	0.43	0.45	0.28	0.13
I can handle unpleasant feelings	0.31	0.40	0.34	0.13
I prefer to take the lead in problem solving	0.25	0.62	0.32	−0.08
Under pressure, I can focus and think clearly	0.22	0.42	0.42	0.09
Past success gives me confidence for new challenges	0.36	0.17	0.50	0.18
I know where to turn for help	0.33	0.13	0.38	0.24
I am able to adapt to change	0.25	0.28	0.54	0.06
I tend to bounce back after illness or hardship	0.24	0.34	0.59	0.12
I see the humorous side of things	0.24	0.24	0.42	0.05
I believe coping with stress strengthens me	0.23	0.31	0.44	0.21
I can deal with whatever comes my way	0.16	0.26	0.57	0.13
I believe things happen for a reason	0.13	0.07	0.10	0.59
I believe that sometimes fate or God can help me	0.11	0.03	0.11	0.58

Note. Bolded cells indicate the highest factor loading for each item (items with weak loadings on all factors were disregarded).