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Table 3 Subscale loadings in the factor analysis with Maximum Likelihood and correlations between factors and psychiatric symptoms

From: A Metacognitive Perspective on Mindfulness: An Empirical Investigation

 

Factor 1 Metacognition

Factor 2 Mindfulness

MCQ Uncontrollability and danger

.823

-.141

FFMQ Nonjudging of inner exp.

-.805

-.050

MCQ Need to control thoughts

.789

-.055

FFMQ Acting with awareness

-.604

.034

MCQ Positive beliefs

.510

.175

MCQ Cognitive confidence

.480

-.090

FFMQ Observing

.257

.652

FFMQ Nonreacting to inner exp.

-.161

.625

FFMQ Describing

-.263

.485

 

Correlations

 

Zero-order

Partial

Zero-order

Partial

GAD-7

.72**

.35**

-.21**

.03 ns

PHQ-9

.69**

.27**

-.27**

-.18**

OCI-R

.65**

.32**

-.22**

-.08 ns

Metacognition

 

-.19**

 
  1. Note. MCQ Cognitive self-consciousness is not included in the metacognition factor due to side-loading. Partial correlations control for the other symptom measures