Table 3.

Structure Matrix of Polarization Measure With Factor Loadings on Subscales Structural Differentiation and Opinion Differentiation.

Item	Opinion differentiation	Structural differentiation
Opinion differentiation subscale
In the Netherlands, most people think the same about this issue.	[.86, .90]	[−.20, .02]
Although there may be some slight variations, most people share the same opinion on this issue.	[.85, .89]	[−.29, −.03]
Structural differentiation subscale
Groups of people are in direct opposition of each other.	[−.37, .06]	[.78, .87]
There are subgroups forming in society that represent the different opinion camps.	[−.13, .07]	[.85, .87]

Note. Numbers in brackets indicate the range of factor loadings for the four different topics. Extraction method: principal component analysis. Rotation method: promax with Kaiser normalization.