Table 3.

Results of the EFA of the CONNECS items based on principal factor analysis of the polychoric correlation matrix with varimax rotation (sample 1, n = 1342).

	Varimax rotated loadings
	Factor 1a	Factor 2b	Factor 3c
How close was/is your relationship with the person? [HOWCLOSE]	0.616	0.239	0.497
How much time did you spend with the person before he/she became ill from cancer? [TIMEB4ILL]	0.801	0.131	0.213
How much time did you spend/have you spent with the person during his/her illness? [TIMEILL]	0.778	0.193	0.198
How much negative change did you witness/have you witnessed in the person’s quality of life or daily living after he/she became ill? [CHANGEQOL]	0.092	0.361	−0.024
How often did/do you talk with the person about the cancer? [TALK]	0.408	0.488	0.078
How much do you believe you resemble the person physically? [LOOKALIKE]	0.172	0.061	0.485
How much do you believe you resemble the person in terms of personality? [PERSONALITY]	0.133	0.147	0.535
How much has the person’s experience with cancer affected how you think about your own health? [OWNHEALTH]	0.096	0.531	0.301
How often do you think about the person’s experience with cancer? [THINKCA]	0.120	0.713	0.239
How much time have you spent talking with friends or family members about any concerns you had about the person’s experience with cancer? [SHARE]	0.101	0.635	0.129
Eigenvalue for factor Cronbach’s alpha (bold items)	3.254	0.924	0.427
Sample 1	0.748	0.664	0.429
Sample 2	0.731	0.662	0.422

^aGeneral closeness.

^bCognitive processing.

^cResemblance.