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Table 2 Factor loadings for the items included (bold) in the outcome measures at age 5 years

From: Effect of household size on mental problems in children: results from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort study

 

Anxiety

Difficult temperament

EAS: Your child takes a long time to warm up to strangers

-.69

.05

EAS: Your child is very friendly with strangers

.59

.04

CBCL: Too fearful or anxious

.57

-.35

CBCL: Afraid to try new things

.55

-.21

Avoids to talk to others than family members

.54

-.09

CBCL: Gets too upset when separated from parents

.52

-.24

CBCL: Nervous, high strung and tense

.51

-.41

CBCL: Clings to adults or too dependent

.51

-.38

CBCL: Fears certain animals, situations or places

.44

-.18

CBCL: Disturbed by any change in routine

.43

-.39

Had following problems: Emotional difficulties (sad and worried)

.32

-.27

EAS: Your child gets upset or sad easily

-.20

.82

EAS: Your child cries easily

-.24

.74

EAS: Your child reacts intensely when upset

-.13

.68

CBCL: Cries a lot.

.26

-.67

CBCL: Unhappy, sad or depressed

.30

-.39

  1. Note: Loadings are from the structure matrix, oblique rotation. The correlation between the factor scores is 0.32