TABLE 3.

COVID-19 Student Stress Questionnaire (CSSQ) exploratory factor analysis on first random split-half sample (n = 257).

Factors and Items	1	2	3	h2
Factor 1: Relationships and Academic Life
4. How do you perceive the relationships with your university colleagues during this period of COVID-19 pandemic?	0.904	−0.419	0.109	0.732
5. How do you perceive the relationships with your university professors during this period of COVID-19 pandemic?	0.687	0.240	−0.136	0.646
6. How do you perceive your academic studying experience during this period of COVID-19 pandemic?	0.560	0.381	−0.207	0.621
3. How do you perceive the relationships with your relatives during this period of COVID-19 pandemic?	0.491	0.180	0.271	0.441
Factor 2: Isolation
7. How do you perceive the changes in your sexual life due to the social isolation during this period of COVID-19 pandemic?	−0.139	0.838	0.048	0.650
2. How do you perceive the condition of social isolation imposed during this period of COVID-19 pandemic?	0.088	0.788	0.128	0.722
Factor 3: Fear of Contagion
1. How do you perceive the risk of contagion during this period of COVID-19 pandemic?	−0.003	0.122	0.917	0.885
Eigenvalue	2.61	1.20	1.00
Percentage of variance	37.23	17.20	12.66

Total variance explained = 67.09%. Cronbach’s α = 0.71. Values in bold indicate major loadings. h² is item communality.