Table 3.
Factor loadings based on Principle Component Analysis with varimax rotation for items that loaded, each question.
| Item | Factor loading |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 11. My sleep was restless | 0.767 | −0.013 | 0.113 |
| 9. I thought my life had been a failure | 0.727 | 0.083 | −0.019 |
| 18. I felt sad | 0.628 | 0.556 | 0.007 |
| 3. I felt that I could not shake off the blues | 0.571 | 0.138 | 0.119 |
| 5. I had trouble keeping my mind on what I was doing | 0.560 | 0.276 | 0.064 |
| 6. I felt depressed | 0.495 | 0.305 | 0.301 |
| 7. I felt that everything I did was an effort | 0.482 | 0.330 | 0.377 |
| 1. I was bothered by things that usually don’t bother me | 0.474 | 0.400 | −0.106 |
| 15. People were unfriendly | 0.462 | 0.270 | −0.130 |
| 10. I felt fearful | 0.366 | 0.688 | 0.267 |
| 20. I could not get going | 0.355 | 0.649 | −0.033 |
| 13. I talked less than usual | 0.043 | 0.614 | 0.098 |
| 14. I felt lonely | 0.135 | 0.614 | 0.287 |
| 17. I had crying spells | 0.452 | 0.612 | 0.096 |
| 2. I did not feel like eating; my appetite was poor | 0.194 | 0.584 | −0.386 |
| 19. I felt that people dislike me | 0.381 | 0.536 | 0.312 |
| 16. I enjoyed life | −0.104 | 0.300 | 0.682 |
| 12. I was happy | 0.430 | 0.098 | 0.671 |
| 8. I felt hopeful about the future | 0.077 | −0.180 | 0.536 |
| 4. I felt I was just as good as other people | −0.063 | 0.396 | 0.514 |
Note. Boldface indicates highest factor loadings.