TABLE 4.
Resulting freely estimated loadings, thresholds, and unique factor variances from partial measurement invariances, for all items in each dimension by comparison group.
| Items | Comparison groups |
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| Sex | Loss of loved one | COVID-19 status | Psychological care-seeking | |
| Intrusion | ||||
| B1. I repeatedly think or imagine I am going to get sick. | ||||
| B2. I repeatedly have nightmares about the disease. | Unique factor variances | |||
| B4. I feel uneasy when people talk about the disease. | ||||
| B5. I have unwanted physical reactions when I think about the disease (e.g., arrhythmia, hyperventilation, sweating). | ||||
| D5. I feel scared of the risk of getting infected. | ||||
| Avoiding | ||||
| C1. I try to avoid thinking, feeling, or talking about the disease. | ||||
| C2. I try to avoid looking up or referring to official information on the disease. | Thresholds and unique factor variances | Thresholds and unique factor variances | ||
| C3. I have trouble remembering the recommendations issued by the authorities regarding the pandemic. | Unique factor variances | |||
| Numbing | ||||
| C4. I have lost interest in activities that I previously enjoyed. | Thresholds and unique factor variances | |||
| C5. I have felt distant from people with whom I regularly interact since the beginning of the pandemic. | Loadings, thresholds, and unique factor variances | |||
| C6. I struggle to care about my loved ones. | Unique factor variances | |||
| C7. I feel that my future is uncertain due to the disease. | Thresholds and unique factor variances | |||
| Hyperactivation | ||||
| D1. I find it difficult to fall or stay asleep. | Thresholds and unique factor variances | |||
| D2. I feel angry. | Unique factor variances | |||
| D3. I find it difficult to pay attention. | Thresholds and unique factor variances | |||
| Depression | ||||
| I want to hurt myself. | Thresholds and unique factor variances | Loadings, thresholds, and unique factor variances | ||
| Dep2-Goldberg. R31. I feel little interest or pleasure in activities. | ||||
| Dep1-Goldberg. R32. I have felt down, depressed, or hopeless. | ||||
| Generalized anxiety | ||||
| AnsG1. I have felt nervous or on edge. | ||||
| AnsG2. I have felt unable to control my worrying. | ||||
| AnsG3. I have felt so restless it was hard to keep still. | ||||
| AnsG4. I have had trouble relaxing. | ||||
| AnsG5. I have felt afraid something awful could happen. | ||||
| Health anxiety | ||||
| I feel worried about my general state of health. | Loadings, thresholds, and unique factor variances | Loadings, thresholds, and unique factor variances | ||
| I am currently worried about a certain number of physical pain spots in my body. | Thresholds and unique factor variances | |||
| It scare me that I may have any severe physical disease. | ||||
| I believe I am suffering from a severe physical disease (even though it has not been confirmed). | Loadings, thresholds, and unique factor variances | |||
| Somatization | ||||
| I monitor myself (self-touching, self-observing, etc.), recording what I note or feel in my body. | ||||
| I read (or I am interested in TV or radio shows) about severe physical disease. | ||||
| I talk to my family and friends about my physical pain spots. | ||||
| I feel like staying in bed, take my temperature, take my pulse, change my diet and take my meds; even though, they have not been prescribed by a doctor). | Unique factor variances | |||