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. 2020 Oct 1;8:103. doi: 10.1186/s40359-020-00469-3

Table 1.

Factor loadings in the exploratory factor analysis of the university personality inventory

Item Factor 1 Factor 2 Factor 3 Factor 4
1 Poor appetite 0.016 − 0.056 0.664 0.106
2 Feel sick, stomachache 0.003 0.013 0.761 0.019
3 Easily have diarrhea or constipation −0.145 0.183 0.388 0.139
4 Care about palpitation and pulse −0.129 0.393 0.404 0.018
6 Full of dissatisfaction and complaints 0.693 0.145 −0.011 0.013
7 High expectation from parents 0.483 0.038 0.039 −0.126
8 My past and family is misfortune 0.766 0.050 −0.183 −0.154
9 Over-worry about my future 0.177 0.214 −0.059 0.406
10 Do not like meeting others 0.584 −0.006 0.200 0.083
11 Feel that I am not myself 0.285 0.238 0.068 0.349
12 Lack of enthusiasm and positivity 0.470 −0.271 0.538 0.184
13 Pessimistic 0.358 0.152 0.185 0.282
14 Distracted 0.164 0.119 0.224 0.405
15 Over-uneven in emotion 0.430 0.264 0.042 0.110
16 Frequent insomnia 0.245 0.072 0.230 0.021
17 Headache 0.098 −0.018 0.691 −0.076
18 Ache in neck and shoulder −0.043 − 0.001 0.632 − 0.096
19 Chest pain or feel oppressed 0.040 0.132 0.545 0.050
21 Intolerance 0.048 0.409 −0.255 0.576
22 Inclined to worry 0.234 0.291 0.126 0.235
23 Restless 0.522 0.327 0.033 −0.061
24 Irritable 0.657 0.329 −0.074 −0.112
25 Have idea of wanting to die 0.685 0.086 −0.045 0.051
26 No interest in anything 0.523 −0.227 0.178 0.452
27 Declining memory 0.235 0.141 0.217 0.172
28 Lack of patience 0.339 −0.160 0.284 0.354
29 Lack of judgment −0.151 −0.008 0.090 0.833
30 Too dependent on others 0.080 0.143 −0.097 0.567
31 Distressed by blushing −0.156 0.516 0.069 −0.029
32 Stuttering, faltering voice 0.128 0.309 0.270 0.083
33 Feel hot and cold −0.357 0.377 0.660 0.004
34 Concern about urination or sexual organs 0.352 0.404 0.107 −0.294
36 Uneasy without reason 0.194 0.225 0.028 0.437
37 Feel uneasy when alone −0.046 0.336 0.026 0.250
38 Lack of confidence 0.007 0.029 0.155 0.753
39 Irresolute about anything −0.119 0.114 −0.063 0.837
40 Easily feel misunderstood 0.450 0.449 −0.079 −0.104
41 Lack faith in others 0.560 0.036 0.063 0.141
42 Over-suspicious 0.047 0.411 0.007 0.265
43 Unwilling to associate with others 0.644 −0.162 0.038 0.185
44 Feel self-abased 0.222 0.280 −0.001 0.384
45 Catastrophizing 0.005 0.521 0.032 0.207
46 Physically exhausted 0.172 −0.191 0.656 0.238
47 In cold sweat when I hurry −0.225 0.460 0.157 0.114
48 Dizzy when I stand up 0.045 0.031 0.745 −0.215
49 Have ever lost consciousness, cramp 0.155 0.309 0.190 −0.283
51 Over-rigid 0.167 0.365 −0.039 0.060
52 Cannot give up repeating things −0.055 0.506 −0.154 0.254
53 Susceptible to dirtiness 0.052 0.417 0.154 −0.034
54 Cannot get rid of meaningless idea 0.272 0.382 −0.085 0.286
55 Sense weird smell from myself 0.151 0.551 −0.059 0.029
56 Suspect others say something bad about me 0.434 0.538 0.158 −0.367
57 Wary of others 0.214 0.600 −0.202 0.325
58 Care about others’ gaze 0.087 0.638 −0.101 0.268
59 Feel others despise me 0.341 0.217 0.201 0.145
60 Sensitive emotions 0.432 0.401 −0.115 0.104
Interfactor correlations
 Factor 1 1.000
 Factor 2 0.567 1.000
 Factor 3 0.567 0.567 1.000
 Factor 4 0.616 0.533 0.464 1.000

The loadings of 0.50 or above are boldfaced