Table 3. TEAQ-37 Rus factor structure.
Factor loading of each item are shown. (R) after item numbers denotes reverse scored items. At the bottom of the table Cronbach's α and percentage variance explained by each factor are given.
| Items of the TEAQ-37 Rus, with numbers | AFT | ChT | ASC | CIT | AIT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31. I enjoy having my skin groomed by other people | 0.72 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.25 | 0.16 | |
| 11. Physical contact with other people is important to me. | 0.66 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.28 | |
| 14. I enjoy grooming other people’s skin. | 0.66 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.23 | |
| 33. I am on huggable terms with quite a few people | 0.63 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.18 | |
| 25. In general, I would describe myself as a physically affectionate person. | 0.51 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.36 | 0.42 | |
| 37. I like it when my friends and family greet me by giving me a hug. | 0.50 | 0.21 | 0.27 | 0.04 | 0.42 | |
| 1 (R). I dislike people being very physically affectionate towards me. | 0.43 | -0.01 | -0.09 | 0.06 | 0.04 | |
| 5. My parents regularly cuddled me as a child | 0.08 | 0.85 | 0.02 | 0.14 | -0.00 | |
| 4. There was a lot of physical affection during my childhood | 0.06 | 0.79 | 0.10 | 0.20 | -0.04 | |
| 17. As a child my parents always comforted me when I was upset | -0.04 | 0.78 | 0.02 | 0.11 | 0.02 | |
| 6. As a child I would often hug family members | 0.22 | 0.73 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 0.09 | |
| 10. As a child my parents would tuck me up in bed every night and give me a hug and a kiss goodnight | 0.03 | 0.69 | 0.07 | -0.01 | 0.09 | |
| 8. As a child I found a hug from my parents when I was upset made me feel much happier | 0.17 | 0.64 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.19 | |
| 16. My mother regularly bathed me as a child | -0.05 | 0.61 | 0.22 | 0.03 | 0.11 | |
| 19. As a child my parents would often hold my hand when I was walking along with them. | 0.04 | 0.60 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.17 | |
| 36. I like to use face masks on my skin | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.78 | 0.12 | 0.06 | |
| 3. I like using body lotions | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.70 | 0.11 | 0.01 | |
| 7. I like to use bath essence when having a bath | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.68 | 0.05 | 0.18 | |
| 34. I like having a bath with lots of bubble bath. | -0.01 | 0.06 | 0.67 | 0.10 | 0.15 | |
| 27. I like exfoliating my skin | 0.13 | 0.05 | 0.66 | 0.14 | -0.02 | |
| 2. I like using moisturisers on my skin | 0.08 | 0.14 | 0.65 | 0.07 | 0.13 | |
| 22. I like the feel of shower gels against my skin. | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.63 | 0.07 | 0.17 | |
| 29. I often have my skin stroked. | 0.26 | 0.22 | 0.11 | 0.78 | 0.09 | |
| 20. Most days I get a hug or a kiss. | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.70 | 0.12 | |
| 24. I often share a romantic kiss | -0.07 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.67 | 0.38 | |
| 13. I can always find somebody to physically comfort me when I am upset | 0.13 | 0.29 | 0.10 | 0.64 | 0.16 | |
| 30. I often hold hands with someone I am fond of. | 0.35 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.57 | 0.28 | |
| 15. I enjoy being cuddled by someone I am fond of | 0.24 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.73 | |
| 23. I enjoy holding hands with someone I am fond of | 0.13 | -0.02 | 0.17 | 0.26 | 0.69 | |
| 28. Kissing is an enjoyable part of expressing romantic feeling | -0.08 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.35 | 0.67 | |
| 32. I like to stroke the skin of someone I know intimately | 0.14 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.36 | 0.64 | |
| 35. I find a hug very comforting when I am upset | 0.34 | 0.10 | 0.25 | 0.08 | 0.63 | |
| 26. It’s good to console people you know well with strokes and hugs | 0.21 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.63 | |
| 21. Sometimes I just need to be hugged | 0.27 | -0.02 | 0.20 | -0.04 | 0.63 | |
| 12. Hugging someone is a good way of consoling them. | 0.36 | 0.12 | 0.10 | -0.01 | 0.59 | |
| 18. I enjoy the feeling of my skin against someone else's if I know them intimately | 0.22 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.27 | 0.58 | |
| 9. Kissing is a great way of expressing physical attraction. | -0.02 | 0.15 | 0.04 | 0.26 | 0.56 | |
| Total variance explained | 0.54 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.14 |
| Cronbach's α | 0.92 | 0.84 | 0.85 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 0.88 |