Table 2.

Factor loading of items in the interreligious contact scale using 1-factor structure.

No.	Item	Initial Factor loading	First step elimination	Second step elimination
1.	I decide to collaborate with someone regardless of their religious background	0.58	0.58	0.58
2.	Topics pertaining to one's choice of religion are sensitive and I avoid them	0.04∗∗	Eliminated	Eliminated
3.	Faith and belief do not stop me from being friends with anyone	0.83	0.84	0.84
4.	I don't want to spoil my friendship by questioning my friend's choice of faith and religion	0.88	0.88	0.89
5.	I prefer living next door to people from diverse religious background	0.54	0.54	0.53
6.	When it comes to making friends, I consider one's religious faith before getting too close#	0.54	0.53	0.51
7.	During interaction with others, I like topics related to conveying the truth of my religion#	0.32	0.31∗∗	Eliminated
8.	Friendship is not bound by choice of religion and belief	0.68	0.69	0.69
9.	I do something so that people around me can follow the truth the way it is taught in my religion and belief	0.15∗∗	Eliminated	Eliminated
10.	I prefer working with people of the same faith with mine because it makes mutual understanding easier. #	0.42	0.40	0.38
11.	I prefer living next door to people from the same faith as mine.#	0.44	0.42	0.41
12.	Being friends with someone from different faith is bound for many obstacles. #	0.45	0.45	0.43

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