Table 2.
Rotated loadings for 6-factor exploratory factor analysis.
| Escape Avoidance | Confrontive | Planful Problem Solving | Seeking Social Support | Distancing | Faith | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criticised/lectured myself | 0.630 ∗ | |||||
| Tried not to burn bridges | 0.336∗ | |||||
| Hoped for miracle+ | 0.568∗ | |||||
| Went along with fate/luck | 0.650 ∗ | |||||
| Slept more+ | 0.597 ∗ | |||||
| Tried to forget | 0.534∗ | |||||
| Avoided others+ | 0.399 ∗ | |||||
| Refused to believe+ | 0.535 ∗ | |||||
| Wished situation would go away+ | 0.564 ∗ | |||||
| Fantasies+ | 0.457∗ | |||||
| Tried to change person's mind+ | 0.707 ∗ | |||||
| Expressed anger+ | 0.843 ∗ | |||||
| Took it out on others | 0.684 ∗ | |||||
| Concentrate on next step+ | 0.504∗ | −0.353∗ | ||||
| Inspired to be creative | 0.508 ∗ | |||||
| Made plan of action+ | 0.682 ∗ | |||||
| Changed something+ | 0.567 ∗ | |||||
| Drew on past experience+ | 0.572∗ | 0.304 | ||||
| Double efforts to work+ | 0.774 ∗ | |||||
| Couple of solutions+ | 0.778 ∗ | |||||
| Stop it interfering with other things | 0.336∗ | |||||
| Talk to find out more+ | 0.353 | 0.524∗ | ||||
| Talked to someone who helped+ | 0.396 | 0.530∗ | ||||
| Look for silver lining | 0.316 | |||||
| Accepted sympathy/understanding+ | 0.724 ∗ | |||||
| Asked advice+ | 0.754 ∗ | |||||
| Talked to someone+ | 0.716 ∗ | |||||
| Brought the problem on myself | 0.392∗ | |||||
| Kept others from knowing | 0.478 ∗ | |||||
| Made light of situation+ | 0.628 ∗ | |||||
| Didn't let it get to me+ | 0.618∗ | −0.317∗ | ||||
| Found new faith | 0.327 | 0.753 ∗ | ||||
| Changed myself | 0.378∗ | |||||
| Prayed | 0.328 | 0.632∗ |
Note. Loadings ≤0.3 suppressed; bold indicates a loading twice that or greater than the loading on any other factor. +Item loads onto the same factor in the original 8-factor structure WCQ.∗P < .05.