TABLE 7.
Factor loadings for exploratory factor analysis with varimax rotation of subjective feeling items (AESTHEMOS) from Concert 2.
| How intensely did you feel this emotion? | Joyfulness | Sentimentality | Tension | Surprise | Boredom |
| Made me happy | 0.78 | 0.21 | −0.19 | 0.04 | 0.06 |
| Invigorated me | 0.73 | 0.15 | 0.17 | −0.01 | −0.08 |
| Energized me | 0.73 | 0.04 | 0.12 | −0.05 | −0.23 |
| Delight me | 0.72 | 0.39 | −0.29 | 0.02 | −0.09 |
| Fascinated me | 0.71 | 0.26 | −0.09 | 0.24 | −0.18 |
| Felt something wonderful | 0.69 | 0.46 | −0.08 | −0.01 | −0.01 |
| Spurred me on | 0.68 | 0.14 | 0.28 | −0.04 | −0.03 |
| Amused me | 0.66 | −0.01 | −0.09 | 0.29 | 0.03 |
| Was impressed | 0.65 | 0.29 | −0.10 | 0.12 | −0.23 |
| Was enchanted | 0.64 | 0.45 | −0.17 | 0.00 | −0.10 |
| Felt awe | 0.56 | 0.30 | 0.12 | 0.02 | −0.08 |
| Was funny to me | 0.43 | −0.19 | −0.04 | 0.38 | 0.19 |
| Made me feel sentimental | 0.24 | 0.76 | −0.03 | −0.13 | −0.06 |
| Touched me | 0.45 | 0.71 | −0.08 | −0.09 | −0.09 |
| Made me feel melancholic | 0.03 | 0.70 | 0.18 | 0.09 | −0.09 |
| Felt deeply moved | 0.41 | 0.69 | −0.02 | −0.05 | −0.15 |
| Made me feel nostalgic | 0.22 | 0.68 | −0.03 | −0.07 | −0.07 |
| Made me sad | −0.08 | 0.68 | 0.23 | 0.07 | −0.18 |
| Calmed me | 0.25 | 0.63 | −0.33 | −0.04 | 0.24 |
| Relaxed me | 0.34 | 0.57 | −0.27 | −0.06 | 0.23 |
| Made me aggressive | 0.12 | −0.12 | 0.75 | −0.17 | −0.06 |
| Was unsettling to me | −0.06 | −0.03 | 0.64 | 0.28 | 0.08 |
| Worried me | −0.09 | 0.17 | 0.63 | 0.16 | −0.15 |
| Made me angry | −0.04 | −0.12 | 0.60 | −0.13 | 0.08 |
| Felt oppressive | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.59 | 0.08 | 0.15 |
| Felt confused | −0.07 | −0.05 | 0.53 | 0.37 | 0.25 |
| Surprised me | 0.45 | −0.05 | 0.19 | 0.57 | −0.14 |
| Baffled me | 0.09 | −0.07 | 0.46 | 0.50 | 0.22 |
| Bored me | −0.40 | −0.14 | 0.27 | 0.02 | 0.49 |
| Felt indifferent | −0.20 | −0.09 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.37 |
Extraction Method: Alpha Factoring, Rotation method: Varimax with Kaiser Normalization, Factor loadings > 0.40 bold; Based on selection of items from The Aesthetic Emotions Scale (AESTHEMOS), Schindler et al., 2017).