Factor loadings | |||
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PSS items | Factor 1 | Factor 2 | |
1 | … been upset because of something that happened unexpectedly? | 0.64 | 0.07 |
2 | … felt that you were unable to control the important things in your life? | 0.58 | −0.06 |
3 | … felt nervous and ‘stressed’? | 0.61 | −0.05 |
4 | … felt confident about your ability to handle your personal problems? | 0.00 | 0.50 |
5 | … felt that things were going your way? | −0.10 | 0.57 |
6 | … found that you could not cope with all the things that you had to do? | 0.52 | −0.07 |
7 | … been able to control irritations in your life? | 0.12 | 0.64 |
8 | … felt that you were on top of things? | −0.04 | 0.62 |
9 | … been angered because of things that were outside of your control? | 0.56 | 0.07 |
10 | … felt difficulties were piling up so high that you could not overcome them? | 0.73 | 0.02 |
Eigenvalue | 2.92 | 2.00 | |
% of variance explained | 29.15 | 19.95 | |
Total% of variance explained | 49.10 | ||
Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of Factor 1 and 2 | 0.78 | 0.67 | |
Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of the whole scale | 0.70 | ||
Inter-factor Pearson’s correlation (2-tailed) | −0.08 |