Table 2. Indicators of Internal Factor Consistency ω (at Diagonal), Convergent and Discriminant Validity Along With Factor Correlations.
| Coping Factor | F1 | F2† | F3 | F4 | F5† | F6 | F7† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 Support/Venting | .89 | .60*** | -.17 | .37*** | .40* | .28* | .54*** |
| F2 Active coping/planning | .71 | -.04 | .19 | .85*** | .48*** | .65*** | |
| F3 Humor | .83 | -.16 | .22 | -.11 | .19 | ||
| F4 Religion | .78 | .02 | .06 | .28 | |||
| F5 Self-distraction | .58 | .42** | .51** | ||||
| F6 Self-criticism | .83 | .16 | |||||
| F7 Positive reappraisal | .49 | ||||||
| Average variance extracted (AVE) | .576 | .380 | .709 | .650 | .420 | .705 | .354 |
| Maximum shared variance (MSV) | .356 | .724 | .047 | .139 | .724 | .226 | .422 |
Note. An average variance extracted of AVE > .50 indicates sufficient convergent factor validity (i.e., more than 50% of the items’ variances converged on their common factor). Satisfactory discriminant factor validity is assumed when the maximum shared variance MSV < AVE. Factors indicated with † violate aforementioned criteria.
*p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001, two-tailed, corrected for multiple testing with FDR.