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Table 5 Standardized factor weights of the items and reliability of the scale according to sex, age, and total sample

From: The Monkeypox Fear Scale: development and initial validation in a Peruvian sample

Items

Total Sample (n = 451)

Male (n = 176)

Female (n = 275)

Factor 1

Factor 2

Factor 1

Factor 2

Factor 1

Factor 2

λ (error)

λ (error)

λ (error)

λ (error)

λ (error)

λ (error)

3

.86 (.26)

 

.86 (.26)

 

.86 (.27)

 

6

.93 (.13)

 

.95 (.11)

 

.94 (.12)

 

7

.95 (.10)

 

.96 (.08)

 

.94 (.11)

 

1

 

.71 (.49)

 

.76 (.43)

 

.68 (.53)

2

 

.63 (.60)

 

.66 (.57)

 

.67 (.63)

4

 

.79 (.37)

 

.78 (.39)

 

.80 (.37)

5

 

.92 (.16)

 

.88 (.22)

 

.93 (.13)

Reliability

 α

.89

.83

.90

.81

.89

.83

 ω

.91

.79

.92

.81

.91

.78

  1. λ = factor loadings; Factor 1 = Physiological dimension; Factor 2 = Emotional dimension