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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ethn Health. 2020 Sep 15;27(4):946–962. doi: 10.1080/13557858.2020.1818695

Table 4.

Obligation to Show Strength/Suppress Emotion Subscale, 10-item Questionnaire.

Factor Loadings
 1. I find it difficult to ask others for help. .633
 2. It is difficult for me to tell other people my problems. .607
 3. I do not want others to know if I experience a problem. .564
 4. I do not expect nurturing from others. .601
 5. I feel that I need to push my emotions down. .586
 6. I tell others that I am fine when I am depressed or anxious. .593
 7. It is difficult for me to share problems with others. .608
 8. I cannot let others see me cry. .640
 9. It is difficult for me to turn to others when I need help. .706
 10. When I have limited resources (ex. Money, friends, food), I am willing to ask others for help.* .648
*=

reverse coded.