Table 3.

Standardized factor loadings for the three-factor models derived by EFA (N = 319) and confirmed by CFA and ESEM (N = 302).

	EFA			ID	CFA	ESEM
Items	Factor 1	Factor 2	Factor 3
2. To relieve feeling numb or empty	0.74			0.55	0.70	0.67
4. To feel something, even if it was pain	0.60			0.16	0.63	0.71
10. To punish yourself	0.60			0.38	0.47	0.45
14. To stop bad feelings	0.71			0.45	0.47	0.52
22. To feel relaxed	0.77			0.50	0.55	0.56
3. To get attention		0.80		0.66	0.70	0.70
7. To try to get a reaction from someone, even if it's negative		0.79		0.64	0.66	0.58
8. To receive more attention from your parents or friends		0.85		0.73	0.84	0.89
15. To let others know how desperate you were		0.74		0.53	0.57	0.55
17. To get your parents to understand or notice you		0.65		0.69	0.84	0.84
20. To get help		0.59		0.50	0.53	0.45
1. To avoid school, work, or other activities			0.75	0.49	0.61	0.58
5. To avoid doing something unpleasant you don't want to do			0.84	0.58	0.77	0.87
9. To avoid being with people			0.59	0.40	0.43	0.33
13. To avoid punishment or paying the consequences			0.70	0.41	0.48	0.32

Factor 1, emotion regulation, Factor 2, attention seeking, Factor 3, social avoidance. ID, Item-rest correlation.