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Table 2 Exploratory Factor Analysis of PHRF-SCL(SF)

From: Reliability and validity of the English, Chinese, Korean, Indonesian, and Vietnamese versions of the public health research foundation stress checklist short form

PHRF-SCL(SF) Items

Factor loading

 

I

II

III

IV

Communalities

I. Feelings of Anxiety and Uncertainly alpha = .87

Whenever I do any work, I do not feel confident about it

.882

− .117

− .089

.067

.619

Whenever I do something, I feel anxious that it might not go well

.754

.025

.079

− .077

.604

I am not proactive when it comes to getting things done

.750

− .048

.035

− .006

.541

When I have to make decisions, I am lost and cannot make up my mind

.686

.104

− .020

− .016

.549

I feel anxious about whether I will be able to handle changes in my environment and do my job well

.639

.201

− .047

− .025

.561

I feel overwhelmed by the burden of my work duties

.343

.280

.038

.061

.431

II. Feelings of Depression and Inadequacy alpha = .82

Sometimes I find it difficult to be around people who are not like-minded

.019

.725

− .098

.038

.482

I wish I had someone who would give my efforts their due credit

− .063

.683

.096

− .090

.429

I sometimes find it difficult to trust people

.083

.587

.150

.026

.133

I can get angry or irritated at the slightest thing

.144

.533

− .022

.046

.439

I can be grumpy at times

.143

.460

.125

− .009

.445

I sometimes have no hope for the future

.330

.402

− .064

.077

.477

III. Fatigue and Physical Symptoms alpha = .83

Sometimes my shoulders get stiff or my neck muscles get tight

− .086

.036

.802

− .108

.489

I feel drained and cannot relax properly

− .044

.098

.654

.081

.571

Sometimes I get a pain in my back or hips

.019

.006

.641

.010

.443

I tend to experience eyestrain

.145

.019

.397

.081

.345

I get tired easily when doing some activities

.329

.028

.394

− .003

.474

I feel woozy and my head feels heavy

.331

− .082

.341

.163

.476

IV. Autonomic Symptoms alpha = .75

I sometimes have a pain in my chest

− .106

.084

− .061

.765

.495

I’m worried about my heart palpitations

.154

− .094

− .107

.638

.386

I am feeling dizzy at times

− .065

− .009

.179

.521

.371

Breathing freely suddenly becomes difficult

.012

.050

.086

.483

.349

I don’t feel like eating even my favorite foods

.088

− .006

.155

.356

.295

I have trouble falling asleep and find it difficult to have a good night’s sleep

.018

.000

.441

.137

.315

  1. The extraction method were maximum likelihood method and promax rotation. Factor loadings above 0.30 are in bold.
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