Table 1.
Results of exploratory factor analysis on the original Forbearance Scale.
| Item | Factor loadings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC | OOM | TA | SR | |
| 1. I can stay calm when others misunderstand me. | 0.516 | 0.117 | 0.081 | 0.035 |
| 4. I feel at peace even if others are being unreasonable. | 0.673 | 0.063 | 0.010 | 0.052 |
| 13. I remain calm when others are rude to me. | 0.819 | −0.028 | 0.062 | −0.020 |
| 14. I stay unmoved when others insult me. | 0.940 | −0.012 | −0.050 | −0.011 |
| 2. I don't care much about others' faults. | 0.278 | 0.464 | −0.013 | −0.035 |
| 6. It's easy for me to forget others' faults. | 0.009 | 0.708 | 0.005 | −0.029 |
| 8. I don't take others' faults to heart. | 0.001 | 0.885 | 0.007 | 0.022 |
| 12. I overlook others' mistakes. | 0.016 | 0.785 | 0.054 | 0.004 |
| 5. I listen to others' opinions when I disagree with them. | 0.004 | 0.006 | 0.707 | 0.014 |
| 7. I accept other's opinions even if I disagree with them. | −0.014 | 0.170 | 0.646 | 0.023 |
| 11. I try to tolerate others' opinions even if I disagree with them. | 0.061 | −0.055 | 0.652 | −0.027 |
| 16. I am inclusive to beliefs I don't agree with. | 0.016 | 0.106 | 0.615 | −0.018 |
| 3.*I defend myself immediately if others put the blame on me. | 0.019 | 0.034 | −0.105 | 0.358 |
| 9.*I retaliate when others ridicule me. | 0.013 | 0.070 | −0.140 | 0.615 |
| 10.*I directly express my negative emotions when my opinions aren't accepted. | −0.094 | −0.034 | 0.062 | 0.580 |
| 15.*I lose control of my emotions when provoked by others. | 0.034 | −0.079 | 0.031 | 0.648 |
Loadings that are significant at 5% level were shown in bold. EC, Emotional Calmness; OOM, Overlook Others' Misdeeds; TA, Tolerance and Acceptance; SR, Self-Restraint.
*
Item was reverse coded.