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. 2022 Jun 30;13:817860. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.817860

TABLE 6.

Rotated factor matrix of MAC-Q-items.

Questions and items Factor loadings

To what extent do you agree with the following statements?
(1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree)
Group loyalty
(α = 0.61)
Reciprocity
(α = 0.58)
Deference
(α = 0.49)
Fairness
(α = 0.60)
People have an obligation to help members of their community. 0.306 0.444 0.121 0.158
It’s important for individuals to play an active role in their communities. 0.638 0.143 0.110 0.096
You should try to be a useful member of society. 0.603 0.212 0.110 0.131
You have an obligation to help those who have helped you 0.131 0.684 0.137 0.023
You should always make amends for the things you have done wrong. 0.140 0.362 0.184 0.198
You should always return a favor if you can. 0.087 0.501 0.174 0.077
People should always defer to their superiors. –0.022 0.163 0.562 –0.038
Society would be better if people were more obedient to authority. 0.134 0.084 0.510 –0.028
You should respect people who are older than you. 0.139 0.197 0.339 0.075
Everyone should be treated the same 0.018 0.137 0.058 0.732
Everyone’s rights are equally important. 0.078 0.130 –0.025 0.696
The current levels of inequality in society are unfair. 0.114 0.016 –0.021 0.366

Varimax rotation was used to get a simple structure. Number of factors extracted was determined based on the factor’s eigenvalues, where the eigenvalue of 1 was used as the cut-off value. Loadings in bold signify the item’s selection for the particular factor.