Table II.

Final Pattern Matrix

	Factor 1: felt stigma (FS)	Factor 2: stigma concealment (SC)
I feel bad about myself because of my symptoms (internalized stigma).	.86
Some people would tease me if they knew about my symptoms (perceived stigma).	.82
My symptoms make me feel less attractive (internalized stigma).	.79
I feel disgusting because of my symptoms (internalized stigma).	.78
I am a burden to others because of my symptoms (internalized stigma).	.77
Most people would be uncomfortable around me if they knew about my symptoms (perceived stigma).	.75
People would avoid me if they knew about my symptoms (perceived stigma).	.71
I feel different from other kids because of my symptoms (internalized stigma).	.62
I’m embarrassed about my symptoms (internalized stigma).	.49
I avoid telling others about my symptoms (SC).		.92
I try not to let other people know when I’m having symptoms (SC).		.85
I hide my symptoms from others (SC).		.80
I am careful who I tell about my symptoms (SC).		.79
I don’t want my parents to tell anyone about my symptoms (SC).		.46

Note. Original hypothesized stigma category for each item provided in parentheses. Extraction method was principal axis factoring and rotation method was promax with Kaiser normalization. A rotation converged in three iterations.