Table 5.
Rotated cause scale factor loadings from the pattern matrix
| IPQ-O cause scale question | 1. Environmental stress | 2. Biological causes | 3. Learned behaviour | 4. Own characteristics or behaviour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OC8. Multiple stressful events | 0.812 | 0.087 | 0.052 | 0.031 |
| OC5. Experiencing traumatic events | 0.772 | −0.126 | −0.007 | 0.122 |
| OC13. A major change in my life | 0.615 | 0.005 | −0.001 | −0.069 |
| OC6. Relationship difficulties | 0.419 | −0.065 | −0.146 | − 0.175 |
| OC7. Witnessing or hearing about something bad happening to someone else | 0.379 | 0.08 | −0.084 | −0.112 |
| OC11. Feeling that life was out of control | 0.376 a | 0.003 | −0.171 | −0.302 |
| OC16. Lack of social or emotional support | 0.309 | −0.168 | −0.207 | − 0.264 |
| OC2. The way in which my brain works or is wired | −0.118 | 0.61 | 0.039 | −0.169 |
| OC12. Inherited/caused by my genes | 0.081 | 0.584 a | −0.315 | 0.193 |
| OC1. A chemical or hormonal imbalance | 0.031 | 0.54 | 0.1 | −0.021 |
| OC10. By learning from the behaviour of others in my family | −0.026 | 0.034 | −0.754 | −0.069 |
| OC9. The way I was brought up or told to behave | 0.119 | −0.041 | −0.665 | − 0.018 |
| OC14. My personality | −0.091 | 0.108 | −0.123 | − 0.544 |
| OC4. Low self esteem | 0.115 | −0.048 | 0.038 | −0.531 |
| OC3. Unable to cope with stress very well | 0.245 | 0.154 | 0.178 | −0.514 |
| OC15. A normal coping behaviour that got out of control | 0.086 | −0.183 | −0.117 | − 0.427 |
| Total N questions | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Cronbach’s alpha | 0.811 | 0.574 | 0.722 | 0.624 |
Loadings ≥ .3 are highlighted in bold
aDenotes which sub-scale a cross-loading item is allocated (where more than one loading ≥.3)