Table 1.
Maximum Likelihood Extraction of the With Promax Rotation of the 61 Items From the Adult Carers Quality of Life Questionnaire (Elwick et al., 2010; Joseph et al., 2012) and 21 Items Written From the Definition of Traditional and Nontraditional Roles Provided by Lawrence et al. (2008).
| Item | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhaustion | ||||||
| 1. I am mentally exhausted by caring | .869 | −.034 | −.092 | .313 | −.102 | .047 |
| 2. I feel I have less choice about my future due to caring | .863 | .096 | .095 | −.079 | −.058 | .033 |
| 3. I feel stressed as a result of caring | .837 | .031 | −.094 | .139 | −.053 | .028 |
| 4. I feel worn out as a result of caring | .831 | .012 | −.009 | .246 | −.097 | .045 |
| Traditional care role | ||||||
| 5. The person I care for and I both get something out of my caring for them† | −.059 | .728 | .079 | −.018 | −.026 | .067 |
| 6. I get a sense of reward from caring for this person† | −.017 | .766 | −.136 | .206 | .033 | −.077 |
| 7. My caregiving of this person is the natural thing to do† | −.008 | .705 | .134 | −.190 | −.092 | .020 |
| 8. I don’t get anything from caring for this person (Reversed)† | .158 | −.623 | .196 | −.188 | .153 | .023 |
| Ability to care | ||||||
| 9. I can manage most situations with the person I care for | .072 | .007 | .881 | −.073 | −.080 | .063 |
| 10. I feel I am able to make the life of the person I am looking after better | .069 | .031 | .808 | .016 | −.001 | −.111 |
| 11. I am able to deal with a difficult situation | −.018 | −.136 | .780 | .062 | −.019 | .038 |
| 12. I am satisfied with my performance as a carer | −.011 | −.096 | .762 | .080 | .072 | −.025 |
| Personal growth | ||||||
| 13. Because of caring, I feel that I have grown as a person | .108 | −.054 | .013 | .861 | .018 | −.007 |
| 14. Because of caring, I have learnt a lot about myself | .202 | −.048 | .065 | .797 | .005 | .021 |
| 15. I feel that I have become a better person by caring | .043 | .113 | .029 | .747 | .059 | −.008 |
| 16. I have become a more tolerant person through my caring role | .119 | −.028 | .132 | .681 | .017 | .052 |
| Caring support | ||||||
| 17. I am happy with the professional support that is provided to me | −.067 | −.016 | .029 | −.117 | .835 | .010 |
| 18. My needs as a carer are considered by professionals | .056 | −.097 | .002 | .058 | .681 | −.040 |
| 19. I feel able to get the help and information I need | −.153 | −.086 | .062 | .122 | .639 | .021 |
| 20. I have all the practical support I need | −.254 | .000 | −.004 | .035 | .621 | .049 |
| Financial matters | ||||||
| 21. I am able to save for a rainy day | .135 | .059 | −.137 | .091 | .073 | .860 |
| 22. I feel satisfied with my financial situation | .035 | −.037 | .072 | .065 | .034 | .842 |
| 23. There is enough money in our house to pay for the things we need | .000 | .043 | .091 | .005 | −.041 | .707 |
| 24. I worry about money (Reversed) | .159 | −.200 | .060 | .161 | .103 | −.608 |
Note. Items for the 24-item scale administered to the U.S. and China samples (Samples 2 and 3). All items from Adult Carers Quality of Life Questionnaire (Elwick et al., 2010; Joseph et al., 2012) except new items marked † which were written from Lawrence et al. (2008).
Bold values represent the factor loadings.