Table 5 Factor loadings and cross-loadings emerging from EFA-S-BC

F1 Avoidance/Behavioral disengagement

6

I’ve been giving up trying to deal with it

.994

8

I’ve been refusing to believe that it has happened

.994

16

I’ve been giving up the attempt to cope

.994

17

I’ve been looking for something good in what is happening

.994

26

I’ve been blaming myself for things that happened

.994

11

I’ve been using alcohol or other drugs to help me get through it

.776

F2 Religious faith/Acceptance

7

I’ve been taking action to try to make the situation better

.549

.438

12

I’ve been trying to see it in a different light, to make it seem more positive

.616

.415

14

I’ve been trying to come up with a strategy about what to do

.591

.418

22

I’ve been trying to find comfort in my religion or spiritual beliefs

.854

23

I’ve been trying to get advice or help from other people about what to do

.627

24

I’ve been learning to live with it

.802

25

I’ve been thinking hard about what steps to take

.697

27

I’ve been praying or meditating

.697

F3 Seeking support

5

I’ve been getting emotional support from others

.604

10

I’ve been getting help and advice from other people

.417

.427

.550

19

I’ve been doing something watching TV, sleeping, or shopping

.844

20

I’ve been accepting the reality of the fact that it has happened

− .798

F4 Planning

1

I’ve been turning to work or other activities to take my mind off things

.846

2

I’ve been concentrating my efforts on doing something about the situation I’m in

.857

F5 Substance use/venting

21

I’ve been expressing my negative feelings

.776

F6 Self-blame

4

I’ve been using alcohol or other drugs to make myself feel better

− .752

9

I’ve been saying things to let my unpleasant feelings escape

.465

.591

F7 Active/positive coping

13

I’ve been criticizing myself

.768

15

I’ve been getting comfort and understanding from someone

.463

.492

Variance explained

24.97

42.83

52.13

61.37

67.37

73.35

78.68

Eigen values

7.25

4.6

2.31

1.56

1.46

1.29

1.08

Cronbach’s alpha

0.93

0.83

0.55

0.75

None

− 0.21

0.31