Table 1.

Factor loading of items in the interreligious contact scale.

No.	Item	Factor 1	Factor 2	Factor 3
1.	I decide to collaborate with someone regardless of their religious background	0.07	0.58	0.20
2.	Topics pertaining to one's choice of religion are sensitive and I avoid them	0.22	0.04	-.03
3.	Faith and belief do not stop me from being friends with anyone	0.11	0.85	0.23
4.	I don't want to spoil my friendship by questioning my friend's choice of faith and religion	0.13	0.91	0.28
5.	I prefer living next door to people from diverse religious background	-0.10	0.52	0.36
6.	When it comes to making friends, I consider one's religious faith before getting too close#	0.05	0.46	0.64
7.	During interaction with others, I like topics related to conveying the truth of my religion#	0.83	0.21	0.57
8.	Friendship is not bound by choice of religion and belief	0.10	0.70	0.21
9.	I do something so that people around me can follow the truth the way it is taught in my religion and belief	0.14	0.04	0.52
10.	I prefer working with people of the same faith with mine because it makes mutual understanding easier. #	-0.07	0.32	0.79
11.	I prefer living next door to people from the same faith as mine.#	-0.12	0.35	0.82
12.	Being friends with someone from different faith is bound for many obstacles. #	0.36	0.39	0.46

#reverse score, ∗cut-off point for elimination.