Table 2.
Principal Component Analysis with Promax Rotation of the Five Social Isolation Variables. Mean, SD, and Range of Scores for the Social Isolation Scales (Sample 1, n = 4918).
| Three Factors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Unmarried or non-cohabiting/living alone | .88 | .01 | −.18 |
| Social isolation from one’s children | .79 | −.01 | .23 |
| Social isolation from wider family | .01 | .01 | .97 |
| Social isolation from friends | .05 | .83 | −.14 |
| Social isolation from social organisations | −.04 | .84 | .15 |
Note. SD = standard deviation. Bolded numbers represent important loadings.