TABLE 3.
Factor loading of five factors of the performance failure appraisal inventory.
| The performance failure appraisal inventory |
FSE | FDSE | FUF | FIOLI | FUIO | |
| Item no. | Statement | |||||
| 10 | When I am not succeeding, I am less valuable than when I succeed. | 0.373 | ||||
| 15 | When I am not succeeding, I get down on myself easily. | 0.451 | ||||
| 18 | When I am failing, it is embarrassing if others are there to see it. | 0.657 | ||||
| 20 | When I am failing, I believe that everybody knows I am failing. | 0.681 | ||||
| 22 | When I am failing, I believe that my doubters feel that they were right about me. | 0.425 | ||||
| 24 | When I am failing, I worry about what others think about me. | 0.757 | ||||
| 25 | When I am failing, I worry that others may think I am not trying. | 0.649 | ||||
| 1 | When I am failing, it is often because I am not smart enough to perform successfully. | 0.779 | ||||
| 4 | When I am failing, I blame my lack of talent. | 0.844 | ||||
| 7 | When I am failing, I am afraid that I might not have enough talent. | 0.835 | ||||
| 16 | When I am failing, I hate the fact that I am not in control of the outcome. | 0.169 | ||||
| 2 | When I am failing, my future seems uncertain. | 0.618 | ||||
| 5 | When I am failing, I believe that my future plans will change | 0.656 | ||||
| 8 | When I am failing, it upsets my “plan” for the future. | 0.725 | ||||
| 12 | When I am failing, I am not worried about it affecting my future plans. | 0.617 | ||||
| 11 | When I am not succeeding, people are less interested in me. | 0.694 | ||||
| 13 | When I am not succeeding, people seem to want to help me less. | 0.789 | ||||
| 17 | When I am not succeeding, people tend to leave me alone. | 0.802 | ||||
| 21 | When I am not succeeding, some people are not interested in me anymore. | 0.745 | ||||
| 23 | When I am not succeeding, my value decreases for some people. | 0.701 | ||||
| 3 | When I am failing, it upsets important others. | 0.785 | ||||
| 6 | When I am failing, I expect to be criticized by important others. | 0.441 | ||||
| 9 | When I am failing, I lose the trust of people who are important to me. | 0.365 | ||||
| 14 | When I am failing, important others are not happy. | 0.864 | ||||
| 19 | When I am failing, important others are disappointed. | 0.774 | ||||
FSE, fear of experiencing shame and embarrassment; FDSE, fear of devaluing one’s self-estimate; FUF, fear of having an uncertain future; FIOLI, fear of important others losing interest; FUIO, fear of upsetting important others.