Table 3.
Factor loadings from the exploratory factor analysis [principal component extraction; Promax rotations; factor loadings >0.4 (in bold) were retained] for the CEDISC (n = 579) (top part) and the COINS (n = 519) (bottom part)
| Factor 1 | Factor 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEDISC items | Social life | Close relations | – | Communalities |
| 1. Must have done something wrong | 0.120 | 0.602 | 0.460 | |
| 2. Mistake to share with others my Covid | 0.203 | 0.586 | 0.522 | |
| 3. Friends and family ashamed of me | −0.104 | 0.895 | 0.704 | |
| 4. Treated unfairly by family members | −0.192 | 0.847 | 0.566 | |
| 5. Treated unfairly by friends | 0.359 | 0.468 | 0.544 | |
| 6. Treated unfairly in areas of public life | 0.597 | 0.174 | 0.508 | |
| 7. Treated unfairly at work/at school | 0.626 | 0.134 | 0.507 | |
| 8. Treated unfairly by healthcare profess. | 0.453 | 0.068 | 0.245 | |
| 9. Treated unfairly on social media | 0.732 | −0.078 | 0.476 | |
| 10. Media shape negative attitudes | 0.694 | −0.024 | 0.463 | |
| 11. Difficulty returning to work/p. active. | 0.818 | −0.218 | 0.509 | |
| 12. Avoided showing mild resp. symptoms | 0.578 | 0.085 | 0.398 | |
| Eigenvalue | 4.8 | 1.1 | ||
| % Variance explained | 39.7% | 9.5% |