Table 4.
Exploratory factor analysis results of Behavior Tendency subscale.
| Behavior Tendency subscale item | Factor loading | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Factor 1: The tendency of swearing in private environments | ||||
| 我会在周围只有自己一个人的时候使用“操你妈”一词。 I will use the word “操你妈”” (fuck your mother) in solitary contexts. |
0.79 | 0.05 | 0.04 | |
| 我会在周围只有自己一个人的时候使用“日了狗”一词。 I will use the word “日了狗” (fuck) in solitary contexts. |
0.75 | −0.07 | −0.09 | |
| 我会在私人场合使用“日了狗”一词。 I will use the word “日了狗” (fuck) in private. |
0.71 | 0.18 | 0.15 | |
| 我会在周围只有自己一个人的时候使用“傻屌”一词。 I will use the word “傻屌” (idiot) in solitary contexts. |
0.70 | 0.15 | −0.04 | |
| 我会在私人场合使用“傻屌”一词。 I will use the word ““傻屌” (idiot) in private. |
0.68 | 0.22 | 0.29 | |
| 我会在私人场合使用“操你妈”一词。 I will use the word “操你妈” (fuck your mother) in private. |
0.68 | 0.09 | −0.13 | |
| 我会在周围只有自己一个人的时候使用“傻逼”一词。 I will use the word “傻逼” (idiot) in solitary contexts. |
0.63 | 0.26 | 0.28 | |
| 我会在私人场合使用“傻逼”一词。 I will use the word “傻逼” (idiot) in private.a |
0.60 | 0.10 | 0.26 | |
| Factor 2: The tendency of swearing on the Internet | ||||
| 我会在网络公共平台使用“傻屌”一词(微博、Twitter空间等)。 I will use the word “傻屌” (idiot) on the Internet (microblog, Twitter, QQ space, etc.). |
0.08 | 0.87 | 0.15 | |
| 我会在网络公共平台使用“操你妈”一词(微博、Twitter空间等)。 I will use the word “操你妈 (fuck your mother) on the Internet (microblog, Twitter, QQ space, etc.). |
0.02 | 0.84 | 0.14 | |
| 我会在网络公共平台使用“傻逼”一词(微博、Twitter空间等)。 I will use the word “傻逼” (idiot) on the Internet (microblog, Twitter, QQ space, etc.). |
0.14 | 0.69 | 0.11 | |
| 我会在网络公共平台使用“日了狗”一词(微博、Twitter空间等)。I will use the I will use the word “日了狗” (fuck) on the Internet (microblog, Twitter, QQ space, etc.). |
0.33 | 0.65 | 0.13 | |
| Factor 3: The tendency of swearing in public environments | ||||
| 我会避免在有陌生人的场合使用“傻逼”一词。 I will avoid using the word “傻逼” (idiot) in the company of strangers. |
0.01 | 0.14 | 0.89 | |
| 我会避免在公共场合使用“傻屌”一词。 I will avoid using the word “傻屌” (idiot) in public. |
0.13 | 0.16 | 0.83 | |
| 我会避免在有陌生人的场合使用“操你妈”一词。 I will avoid using the word “操你妈” (fuck your mother) in the company of strangers. |
0.05 | 0.15 | 0.71 | |
a
“傻逼” and “傻屌” both mean idiot, but one is a word about female sexual organ, while another is a word about male sexual organ.
N = 201. The extraction method was principal components analysis with an orthogonal (varimax) rotations. Factor loadings above 0.45 are in boldface.