TABLE 2.
Exploratory factor analysis for media coping.
| Item | Original dimension | Media dimension | Factor loading |
| 23. I’ve been using media to try to get advice or help from other people about what to do. | Instrumental Support | Problem-Focus | .849 |
| 10. I’ve been getting help and advice from other people through media. | Instrumental Support | Problem-Focus | .681 |
| 25. I’ve been using media to think hard about what steps to take. | Planning | Problem-Focus | .549 |
| 14. I’ve used media to try to come up with a strategy about what to do. | Planning | Problem-Focus | .510 |
| 5. I’ve been using media to get emotional support from others. | Emotional Support | Problem-Focus | .471 |
| 27. I’ve been using media as a kind of mediation or prayer. | Religion | Problem-Focus | .359 |
| 20. I use media to help accept the reality of the fact that this has happened. | Acceptance | Problem-Focus | .357 |
| 22. I try to find comfort, meaning, or spirituality through media. | Religion | Problem-Focus | .345 |
| 2. I’ve been using media to do something about the situation I’m in. | Active Coping | Problem-Focus | .315 |
| 8. I use media because I refuse to believe what’s been happening. | Denial | Avoidant | .894 |
| 3. I’ve been using media to tell myself this isn’t real. | Denial | Avoidant | .828 |
| 16. I’ve used media because I’ve given up the attempt to cope. | Behavioral Disengagement | Avoidant | .538 |
| 6. I’ve used media because I give up trying to deal with things. | Behavioral Disengagement | Avoidant | .497 |
| 26. I use media to blame myself for things that happened. | Self-Blame | Avoidant | .444 |
| 1. I’ve been turning to media to take my mind off things. | Self-Distraction | Escapist | .734 |
| 4. I’ve been using media to make myself feel better. | Substance Use | Escapist | .673 |
| 9. I’ve been using media to let my unpleasant feelings escape. | Venting | Escapist | .577 |
| 11. I’ve been using media to help me get through it. | Substance Use | Escapist | .563 |
| 19. I’ve been using media to think about the situation less. | Self-Distraction | Escapist | .488 |
| 7. I’ve been using media to try to make the situation better. | Active Coping | Escapist | .409 |
| 24. I’ve used media as I’m learning to live with the situation. | Acceptance | Escapist | .395 |
| 17. I’ve used media to look for something good in what is happening. | Positive Reframing | Reframing | .797 |
| 12. I’ve been using media to try seeing things in a different light, to make the situation seem more positive. | Positive Reframing | Reframing | .596 |
| 15. I’ve been getting comfort and understanding from media. | Emotional Support | Reframing | .295 |
| 28. I’ve been making fun of the situation through media use. | Humor | Humor | .630 |
| 18. Media are useful for making jokes about the situation. | Humor | Humor | .571 |
| 21. I express my negative feelings through media use. | Venting | Humor | .390 |
| 13. I use media to criticize myself. | Self-Blame | Humor | .361 |
Items in bold included in final dimensions. Factor loadings from pattern matrix.