Table 2.

Four‐factor solution for subjective definition of contact items (highest factor loadings in bold)

Items	F1	F2	F3	F4
Chatting on the phone to a non‐British family member	.752	.072	.046	−.001
Daily interaction with a non‐British friend or acquaintance	.707	.086	−.002	.036
Having an informal conversation with a non‐British person you know	.695	.253	.093	−.070
Having lunch at a cafeteria with a non‐British person	.694	.196	.054	.047
Going out to dinner with a non‐British person	.676	.054	−.024	.100
Chatting on the phone to a non‐British friend or acquaintance	.654	.167	.142	−.030
Visiting your non‐British friend’s or acquaintance's home	.649	−.030	−.075	.132
Skyping with a non‐British person	.637	.073	.125	.096
Being served by a non‐British person in a shop or supermarket	.167	.840	.230	.200
Purchasing a ticket from a non‐British person on a train or bus	.154	.794	.217	.225
Ordering something to drink or eat from a non‐British person	.176	.695	.290	.236
Receiving a marketing phone call from a non‐British person	.154	.612	.267	.200
Giving money to a non‐British person who is begging	.195	.511	.274	.280
‘Liking’ a post on Facebook/Twitter from a non‐British person	.058	.245	.833	.087
Sharing/retweeting a non‐British person's post on Facebook/Twitter	.021	.121	.813	.111
Commenting on a Facebook/Twitter post from a non‐British person	.188	.307	.626	.077
Commenting on a Blog article posted by a non‐British person	.152	.263	.618	.171
Looking at an online profile of a non‐British person	−.124	.138	.558	.237
Feeling intimidated by a non‐British person passing you on the street	−.047	.133	.228	.702
Being in a situation where a non‐British person scares you	.101	.227	.025	.691
Making a negative gesture at a non‐British person	.153	.307	.114	.650
Actively looking away/ignoring a non‐British person you know well	.035	.042	.076	.569
Passing a drunken non‐British person on the street who shouts at you	.031	.286	.313	.526
Eigenvalue	7.24	3.66	1.93	1.39
Explained variance	31%	16%	8%	6%
Cronbach’s alpha	.88	.89	.85	.80