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. 2020 Apr 1;15(4):e0230875. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230875

Table 2. Factor loadings for the compassion from others scales.

No Item Factor Mean SD skewness kurtosis
Compassion from Others -Engagement- (α = .90)
10 Others think about and come up with helpful ways for me to cope with my distress. .903 6.17 1.82 -0.41 -0.03
9 Others direct their attention to what is likely to be helpful to me. .883 6.11 1.78 -0.53 0.14
12 Others take the actions and do the things that will be helpful to me. .838 6.10 1.78 -0.21 0.11
13 Others treat me with feelings of support, helpfulness and encouragement. .793 6.65 1.94 -0.53 0.31
6 Others reflect on and make sense of my feelings of distress. .721 6.23 1.97 -0.58 0.19
5 Others tolerate my various feelings that are part of my distress. .711 5.72 1.94 -0.21 0.12
1 Other people are actively motivated to engage and work with my distress when it arises. .703 6.31 1.81 -0.51 0.65
2 Others notice and are sensitive to my distressed feelings when they arise in me. .532 5.82 2.05 -0.24 -0.57
8 Others are accepting, non-critical and non-judgemental of my feelings of distress. .456 5.68 1.98 -0.13 -0.33
4 Others are emotionally moved by my distressed feelings. .422 4.68 2.03 0.09 -0.51
contribution (%) Text for question items reproduced from [6] 55.74