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. 2022 Apr 23;47(6):631–640. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsac036

Table II.

CEFIS-AYA Exposure Items and Rotated Component Structure

Exposure items (scale α = .76) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
I had a “stay at home” order –0.015 0.092 –0.015 0.174 0.408 0.105 –0.115
My school physically closed 0.034 0.043 –0.103 –0.172 0.748 0.146 –0.033
My education was disrupted –0.002 0.069 –0.128 0.027 0.767 0.015 0.060
I missed an important milestone event that was canceled or postponed 0.056 –0.015 0.181 0.203 0.502 –0.049 0.132
I missed an important family event, or it was canceled 0.009 0.053 0.226 0.354 0.416 –0.115 0.094
I had to start caring for a family member 0.136 0.058 0.175 –0.040 0.072 0.544 0.095
People in our family lived separately for health, safety, or job demands –0.014 0.054 0.100 0.207 0.032 0.580 0.042
Someone moved into our home 0.110 0.016 0.122 0.014 0.005 0.585 0.053
I had to move –0.037 0.124 0.016 0.132 0.063 0.522 –0.045
Someone in family kept working outside the home (essential personnel) –0.024 0.110 –0.003 0.148 0.016 –0.069 0.768
Someone in family/household is a healthcare provider/first responder 0.085 –0.010 –0.011 0.019 0.038 0.225 0.765
I/we had difficulty getting food 0.112 0.118 0.682 –0.055 –0.084 0.206 –0.009
I/we had difficulty getting medicine 0.097 0.061 0.722 –0.033 –0.010 0.197 –0.016
I/we had difficulty getting health care when we needed it 0.059 0.100 0.678 –0.009 0.018 0.205 0.020
I/we had difficulty getting other essentials –0.080 0.092 0.481 0.272 0.082 –0.196 –0.014
My/our income decreased –0.023 0.687 0.178 0.065 0.093 0.014 0.001
I/family member had to cut back hours at work 0.013 0.769 0.078 0.089 0.123 0.025 0.077
I/family member was required to stop working (expect to be called back) 0.074 0.761 –0.015 0.047 0.093 0.067 0.034
I/family member lost my job permanently 0.128 0.509 0.113 –0.013 –0.118 0.245 –0.002
I was unable to visit or care for a family member –0.042 0.045 0.186 0.433 0.296 0.138 0.028
I/we self-quarantined due to travel or possible exposure –0.021 0.083 –0.040 0.567 0.116 0.278 –0.083
Someone in the family was exposed to someone with COVID-19 0.183 0.042 –0.025 0.738 0.033 0.041 0.178
Someone in the family had symptoms or was diagnosed with COVID-19 0.335 0.041 –0.047 0.675 –0.015 0.068 0.092
Someone in the family was hospitalized for COVID-19 0.842 0.060 0.048 0.136 0.007 0.117 0.029
Someone in the family was in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for COVID-19 0.867 0.054 0.056 0.095 0.018 0.060 0.008
Someone in the family died from COVID-19 0.756 0.049 0.091 0.069 0.030 0.021 0.024
Eigenvalue 3.83 2.08 2.01 1.47 1.36 1.24 1.1
Percent variance accounted for 14.73 8.01 7.74 5.64 5.23 4.75 4.24
Mean 0.06 0.39 0.19 0.43 0.64 0.18 0.41
Standard deviation 0.20 0.33 0.25 0.32 0.28 0.23 0.36

Note. Factor 1: Severe COVID-19 (α = .80); Factor 2: Loss of income (α = .67); Factor 3: Access to essentials (α = .58); Factor 4: Exposure to COVID-19 exposure (α = .59); Factor 5: Disruption to activities (α = .56); Factor 6: Disruptions to living conditions (α = .46); Factor 7: Designation as an essential worker (α = .43). COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019. Items with loadings greater than or equal to .40 are bolded.