Table 2.
Rotated loading matrix of the EFA using subsample 1 (N = 129)
| Item number | F1—loading | F2—loading | Item | Communality | Cronbach's alpha if item deleted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subscale 1 α = 0.68 | |||||
| 34 | 0.77 | −0.28 | During the past month, how much of the time were you a happy person? | 0.67 | 0.63 |
| 31 | 0.75 | −0.30 | How much of the time, during the past month, have you felt cheerful, light‐hearted? | 0.65 | 0.63 |
| 26 | 0.73 | −0.03 | During the past month, how much of the time has living been a wonderful adventure for you? | 0.53 | 0.62 |
| 7 | 0.71 | −0.21 | During the past month, how much of the time have you generally enjoyed the things you do? | 0.55 | 0.62 |
| 12 | 0.69 | −0.20 | When you have got up in the morning, this past month, about how often did you expect to have an interesting day? | 0.51 | 0.62 |
| 32 | −0.66 | 0.55 | During the past month, how often did you get rattled, upset or flustered? | 0.73 | 0.76 |
| 5 | 0.65 | −0.25 | How much of the time, during the past month, has your daily life been full of things that were interesting to you? | 0.48 | 0.64 |
| 37 | 0.64 | −0.25 | How often, during the past month, have you been waking up feeling fresh and rested? | 0.47 | 0.63 |
| 10 | 0.64 | 0.17 | During the past month, how much of the time have you felt loved and wanted? | 0.44 | 0.65 |
| 36 | −0.64 | 0.50 | During the past month, how much of the time have you been in low or very low spirits? | 0.65 | 0.76 |
| 18 | 0.64 | ‐0.28 | How much of the time, during the past month, have you felt emotionally stable? | 0.49 | 0.63 |
| 27 | −0.60 | 0.53 | How often, during the past month, have you felt so down in the dumps that nothing could cheer you up? | 0.64 | 0.76 |
| 23 | 0.59 | −0.14 | How much of the time, during the past month, did you feel that your love relationships, loving and being loved, were full and complete? | 0.37 | 0.64 |
| 17 | 0.54 | −0.44 | How much of the time, during the past month, have you felt calm and peaceful? | 0.49 | 0.63 |
| 4 | 0.54 | −0.11 | During the past month, how much of the time have you felt that the future looks hopeful and promising? | 0.31 | 0.65 |
| 22 | 0.54 | −0.19 | How much of the time, during the past month, were you able to relax without difficulty? | 0.32 | 0.64 |
| 1 | 0.53 | −0.30 | How happy, satisfied or pleased have you been with your personal life during the past month? | 0.38 | 0.65 |
| 2 | −0.43 | 0.21 | How much of the time have you felt lonely during the past month? | 0.23 | 0.73 |
| Subscale 2 α = 0.80 | |||||
| 13 | −0.11 | 0.77 | During the past month, how much of the time have you felt tense or “high‐strung”? | 0.60 | 0.78 |
| 25 | −0.28 | 0.77 | How much have you been bothered by nervousness, or your “nerves”, during the past month? | 0.66 | 0.77 |
| 11 | −0.15 | 0.74 | How much of the time, during the past month, have you been a very nervous person? | 0.56 | 0.78 |
| 33 | −0.28 | 0.72 | During the past month, have you been anxious or worried? | 0.59 | 0.78 |
| 38 | −0.39 | 0.70 | During the past month, have you been under or felt you were under any strain, stress or pressure? | 0.64 | 0.78 |
| 29 | −0.24 | 0.69 | During the past month, how much of the time have you felt restless, fidgety or impatient? | 0.54 | 0.78 |
| 19 | −0.45 | 0.67 | How much of the time, during the past month, have you felt downhearted and blue? | 0.66 | 0.77 |
| 30 | −0.38 | 0.65 | During the past month, how much of the time have you been moody or brooded about things? | 0.57 | 0.77 |
| 3 | 0.05 | 0.64 | How often did you become nervous or jumpy when faced with excitement or unexpected situations during the past month? | 0.41 | 0.79 |
| 8 | 0.35 | −0.63 | During the past month, have you had any reason to wonder if you were losing your mind, or losing control over the way you act, talk, think, feel or of your memory? | 0.51 | 0.85 |
| 20 | −0.28 | 0.61 | How often have you felt like crying, during the past month? | 0.45 | 0.78 |
| 9 | −0.43 | 0.52 | Did you feel depressed during the past month? | 0.46 | 0.79 |
| 14 | 0.31 | −0.52 | During the past month, have you been in firm control of your behaviour, thoughts, emotions or feelings? | 0.36 | 0.84 |
| 24 | −0.36 | 0.50 | How often, during the past month, did you feel that nothing turned out for you the way you wanted it to? | 0.38 | 0.78 |
| 15 | 0.18 | 0.50 | During the past month, how often did your hands shake when you tried to do something? | 0.28 | 0.80 |
| 6 | 0.39 | −0.48 | How much of the time, during the past month, did you feel relaxed and free from tension? | 0.38 | 0.84 |
| 28 | −0.15 | 0.38 | During the past month, did you think about taking your own life? | 0.17 | 0.80 |
| 16 | −0.22 | 0.34 | During the past month, how often did you feel that you had nothing to look forward to? | 0.16 | 0.79 |
| 35 | −0.08 | 0.31 | How often during the past month, did you find yourself trying to calm down? | 0.10 | 0.80 |
| 21 | −0.09 | 0.30 | During the past month, how often have you felt that others would be better off if you were dead? | 0.10 | 0.80 |
Numbers in bold indicate loading of items to their corresponding factor