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. 2019 Feb 4;12(4):489–499. doi: 10.1007/s40653-019-0246-z

Table 2.

Factor loadings based on a principal components analysis with a varimax rotation for items for the guilt measure of the SPM (N = 150)

Item Internal guilt External guilt
1. I felt guilty after the incident .85
2. I felt guilty despite continuing my actions .84
3. The role I played should have made others feel guiltier −.46
4. Other people should have felt more guilt than me −.46
5. I did not feel any guilt for my actions −.38
6. The more people that were involved made me feel less guilty .84
7. The roles of others made me feel less guilty .70
8. I believed that I did not feel guilty because others did not feel guilty .60
9. The more people that were involved made me feel guiltier .41 −.50
10. I believed that the bully felt guilty for their actions