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. 2017 Nov 28;27(2):e1596. doi: 10.1002/mpr.1596

Table 2.

Body awareness subscale exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory (CFA) factor analysis standardized factor loadings

Item Loading
EFA (Spanish, internet) CFA (US, internet) CFA (US, college)
Swallowing frequently .62 .73 .72
An urge to cough to clear my throat .57 .74 .64
My mouth being dry* .66 .80 .69
How fast I am breathing* .67 .83 .66
Watering or tearing of my eyes .70 .82 .60
Noises associated with my digestion .59 .80 .51
A swelling of my body or parts of my body* .71 .83 .67
An urge to defecate .70 .76 .56
Muscle tension in my arms and legs* .67 .87 .65
A bloated feeling because of water retention* .63 .84 .73
Muscle tension in my face .60 .81 .63
Goose bumps* .65 .85 .71
Stomach and gut pains* .68 .90 .82
Stomach distension or bloatedness* .66 .86 .80
Palms sweating .64 .78 .58
Sweat on my forehead .69 .79 .61
Tremor in my lips* .76 .85 .76
Sweat in my armpits .61 .80 .58
The temperature of my face (especially my ears) .58 .81 .65
Grinding my teeth .58 .76 .63
General jitteriness .59 .85 .66
The hair on the back of my neck “standing up”* .75 .82 .67
Difficulty in focusing .58 .86 .63
An urge to swallow* .75 .87 .74
How hard my heart is beating* .70 .87 .66
Feeling constipated .58 .84 .61
*

Items composing the Body Awareness Very Short Form