Table 1.
Factor structure for emotional support items.
| Complete item | Factor loadinga | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ||
| ES1 | I have someone who will listen to me when I need to talk. | 0.915 | − 0.008 |
| ES2 | I have someone to confide in or talk to about myself or my problems. | 0.925 | 0.004 |
| ES3 | I have someone who makes me feel appreciated. | 0.880 | 0.001 |
| ES4 | I have someone to talk with when I have a bad day. | 0.914 | − 0.009 |
| SMES1 | I have people on SM to listen to me when I need to talk. | −0.022 | 0.901 |
| SMES2 | I have people on SM to confide in or talk about my problems or myself. | −0.044 | 0.912 |
| SMES3 | I have people on SM who make me feel appreciated. | 0.084 | 0.817 |
| SMES4 | I have people on SM to talk with when I have a bad day. | −0.007 | 0.919 |
| Cronbach's alpha | 0.952 | 0.940 | |
| Proportion of variance explained | 0.416 | 0.396 | |
| Correlation between rotated factors | 0.069 | ||
a
Rotated factor loadings using principal factor estimation method and Promax oblique rotation.