Table 2.
Rotated pattern matrix obtained in the exploratory factor analysis.
| Item | AP | HH | PA | CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5. Angry | .72 | -.06 | -.05 | .15 |
| 6. At a loss | .67 | .21 | -.12 | -.02 |
| 7. Devastating feeling | .76 | .10 | -.04 | -.01 |
| 9. Worry cancer worsen | .75 | -.02 | .18 | -.07 |
| 13. Apprehensive | .86 | -.01 | .06 | -.09 |
| 16. End of the world | .45 | .30 | -.27 | .03 |
| 22. Upset having cancer | .81 | .02 | -.04 | .01 |
| 25. Difficult to believe | .69 | -.09 | .14 | .16 |
| 28. Great anxiety | .83 | -.09 | -.06 | .07 |
| 29. Frightened | .91 | -.04 | .07 | -.11 |
| 4. Giving up | .17 | .31 | -.29 | -.04 |
| 12. Can't handle it | .23 | .65 | .15 | -.19 |
| 14. Not hopeful | -.13 | .83 | .14 | .03 |
| 15. Nothing to help | -.03 | .84 | .10 | -.02 |
| 20. Life hopeless | .01 | .72 | -.13 | .12 |
| 21. Can't hope | .06 | .83 | .01 | .03 |
| 1. Once date at a time | -.03 | .01 | .45 | -.10 |
| 2. Challenge | .16 | .00 | .64 | .02 |
| 8. Count blessing | .04 | -.04 | .54 | -.06 |
| 10. Fight illness | .18 | -.02 | .65 | .16 |
| 18. Optimistic | -.42 | .03 | .48 | .03 |
| 19. Good life | -.19 | .16 | .38 | .22 |
| 23. Beat disease | .09 | -.04 | .89 | -.15 |
| 24. Life is precious | -.05 | .16 | .59 | .16 |
| 3. In the hands of God | -.07 | .20 | .14 | .27 |
| 11. Distract | .15 | -.11 | .33 | .47 |
| 17. Not thinking to cope | -.14 | .15 | .07 | .57 |
| 26. Try not to think | .22 | -.06 | -.05 | .72 |
| 27. Push out of mind | -.04 | -.10 | -.11 | .95 |
Note: Values equal or larger than .30 are printed in bold. AP: Anxious Preoccupation; HH: Helplessness/hopelessness; PA: Positive Attitude; CA: Cognitive Avoidance.