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Table 3 Factor loadings for traditional four-factor model in the confirmatory factor analysis of the university personality inventory

From: Factor structure of the University Personality Inventory in Japanese medical students

Item

Traditional four-factor model

Factor 1

Factor 2

Factor 3

Factor 4

1

Poor appetite

0.544

   

2

Feel sick, stomachache

0.591

3

Easily have diarrhea or constipation

0.412

4

Care about palpitation and pulse

0.395

16

Frequent insomnia

0.400

17

Headache

0.506

18

Ache in neck and shoulder

0.356

19

Chest pain or feel oppressed

0.473

31

Distressed by blushing

0.270

32

Stuttering, faltering voice

0.465

33

Feel hot and cold

0.490

34

Concern about urination or sexual organs

0.354

46

Physically exhausted

0.662

47

In cold sweat when I hurry

0.358

48

Dizzy when I stand up

0.432

49

Have ever lost consciousness, cramp

0.102

6

Full of dissatisfaction and complaints

 

0.573

7

High expectation from parents

0.253

8

My past and family is misfortune

0.217

9

Over-worry about my future

0.502

10

Do not like meeting others

0.519

11

Feel that I am not myself

0.490

12

Lack of enthusiasm and positivity

0.621

13

Pessimistic

0.674

14

Distracted

0.622

15

Over-uneven in emotion

0.563

21

Intolerance

0.521

22

Inclined to worry

0.579

23

Restless

0.568

24

Irritable

0.506

25

Have idea of wanting to die

0.408

26

No interest in anything

0.529

27

Declining memory

0.502

28

Lack of patience

0.546

29

Lack of judgment

0.505

30

Too dependent on others

0.469

36

Uneasy without reason

 

0.564

37

Feel uneasy when alone

0.317

38

Lack of confidence

0.638

39

Irresolute about anything

0.525

40

Easily feel misunderstood

0.466

41

Lack faith in others

0.496

42

Over-suspicious

0.501

43

Unwilling to associate with others

0.419

44

Feel self-abased

0.627

45

Catastrophizing

0.527

51

Over-rigid

 

0.396

52

Cannot give up repeating things

0.394

53

Susceptible to dirtiness

0.351

54

Cannot get rid of meaningless idea

0.623

55

Sense weird smell from myself

0.429

56

Suspect others say something bad about me

0.416

57

Wary of others

0.697

58

Care about others’ gaze

0.639

59

Feel others despise me

0.475

60

Sensitive emotions

0.596

 

Interfactor correlations

 Factor 1

1.000

   

 Factor 2

0.753

1.000

 Factor 3

0.712

0.959

1.000

 Factor 4

0.690

0.897

0.939

1.000

  1. The factor 1 was labelled the “Physical symptoms” factor
  2. The factor 2 was labelled the “Depression” factor
  3. The factor 3 was labelled the “Anxiety” factor
  4. The factor 4 was labelled the “Neuroticism and persecutory beliefs” factor