| DIF | EOT | CIC | DDF | Communality |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Difficulty Identifying Feelings (DIF; α = .79) |  |  |  |  |  |
   When I am upset, I don't know whether I am sad, frightened, or angry. | .82 | .07 | -.08 | .02 | .69 |
   I am often confused about sensations in my body. | .75 | .00 | -.08 | -.01 | .59 |
   I often don't know why I am angry. | .67 | .09 | -.02 | .02 | .42 |
   I have physical sensations that even doctors don't understand. | .49 | -.33 | .20 | .05 | .43 |
Externally-Oriented Thinking (EOT; α = .75) |  |  |  |  |  |
   I learn much about myself on the basis of my feelings. (R) (23) | .01 | .79 | -.05 | .14 | .49 |
   It is important to be aware of one's own feeling and to understand what feeling it is. (R) | .10 | .60 | .28 | .00 | .54 |
   I find examining my feelings useful in solving personal problems. (R) | -.09 | .56 | .02 | -.06 | .42 |
   When I am at loss as to how to behave, I often rely on my feelings to help guide my actions. (R) (15) | .09 | .54 | .03 | -.21 | .42 |
Constricted imaginal Capacities (CIC; α = .73) |  |  |  |  |  |
   I can become absorbed and imagine some things in the same way as I experience a good movie or story. (R) (24) | .01 | -.08 | .80 | -.09 | .52 |
   I become absorbed in thinking about the characters in novels or movies. (R) (16) | .01 | .05 | .67 | -.08 | .63 |
   I think I have much imagination. (R) (4) | -.12 | .13 | .54 | .20 | .37 |
Difficulty Describing Feelings (DDF; α = .67) |  |  |  |  |  |
   It is difficult for me to reveal my innermost feelings, even to close friends. | .04 | -.07 | .11 | .76 | .41 |
   It is difficult for me to find the right words for my feelings. | .02 | .08 | -.10 | .62 | .62 |
Inter-factor correlations | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
DIF | --- | -.35*** | -.34*** | .42*** | Â |
EOT | Â | --- | .42*** | -.37*** | Â |
CIC | Â | Â | --- | -.21*** | Â |