Table 3 Factor loadings and descriptive characteristics of the items
From: War-related stress scale
Item | Three-factor solution | Short form | Descriptives | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Society | Person | Safety | |||||||||||
E1 | C | E1 | C | E1 | C | Raters’ score | E2 | C | M | SD | Skew | Kurt | |
1 Your own safety | - | - | - | - | 0.47 | 0.84 | 45 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 4.13 | 1.95 | -0.12 | -1.11 |
2 Safety of your loved ones | - | - | - | - | 0.50 | 0.86 | 43 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 4.66 | 1.95 | -0.45 | -0.94 |
3 Work/school future | - | - | 0.43 | 0.76 | - | - | 31 | - | - | 3.94 | 1.96 | -0.05 | -1.12 |
4 Access to essential items (e.g., food, medicine, toiletries) | - | - | 0.43 | 0.85 | - | - | 43 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 4.14 | 1.91 | -0.12 | -1.07 |
5 Social relationships with your loved ones | - | - | 0.74 | 0.76 | - | - | 24 | - | - | 3.39 | 1.93 | 0.31 | -1.05 |
6 Social relationships in general | - | - | 0.57 | 0.79 | - | - | 22 | - | - | 4.03 | 1.88 | -0.09 | -1.03 |
7 Economic crisis in [country of residence] | 0.90 | 0.83 | - | - | - | - | 40 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 5.42 | 1.62 | -0.94 | 0.14 |
8 Functioning of public institutions (e.g., governmental bodies, authorities, police) | 0.48 | 0.77 | - | - | - | - | 29 | - | - | 3.94 | 1.85 | -0.03 | -1.00 |
9 Functioning of the healthcare system | 0.69 | 0.83 | - | - | - | - | 28 | - | - | 4.66 | 1.84 | -0.42 | -0.85 |
10 Worsening of public health | 0.49 | 0.83 | - | - | - | - | 24 | - | - | 4.38 | 1.83 | -0.26 | -0.92 |
11 Spending your free time | - | - | 0.74 | 0.78 | - | - | 14 | - | - | 3.23 | 1.84 | 0.36 | -0.89 |
12 Uncertainty about the future development of the situation | - | - | - | - | 0.44 | 0.85 | 45 | 0.82 | 0.85 | 5.05 | 1.74 | -0.71 | -0.37 |
13 Fear of the war moving to [country of residence] | - | - | - | - | 0.91 | 0.80 | 48 | 0.80 | 0.83 | 4.84 | 1.92 | -0.53 | -0.85 |
14 Concern about the war moving to the EU or the world | - | - | - | - | 0.94 | 0.80 | 47 | 0.80 | 0.83 | 4.94 | 1.87 | -0.60 | -0.73 |
15 Nuclear threat | - | - | - | - | 0.80 | 0.78 | 48 | 0.76 | 0.78 | 4.93 | 1.85 | -0.59 | -0.69 |
16 [Country of residence] coping with a migration wave | 0.69 | 0.75 | - | - | - | - | 35 | - | - | 4.67 | 1.79 | -0.39 | -0.77 |
17 Rising prices (inflation) | 0.89 | 0.67 | - | - | - | - | 42 | 0.68 | 0.61 | 5.95 | 1.37 | -1.47 | 1.81 |
18 Lack of energy resources (e.g., gas, oil, electricity) | 0.72 | 0.82 | - | - | - | - | 35 | - | - | 5.21 | 1.75 | -0.84 | -0.22 |
19 Worsening of your mental health (e.g., stress, anxiety, depression) | - | - | 0.65 | 0.75 | - | - | 34 | - | - | 3.47 | 1.94 | 0.29 | -1.07 |
20 Development of the political situation in [country of residence] | 0.82 | 0.71 | - | - | - | - | 28 | - | - | 5.02 | 1.75 | -0.63 | -0.47 |
21 Quality of your life | - | - | 0.50 | 0.85 | - | - | 37 | - | - | 4.19 | 1.86 | -0.13 | -1.02 |