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Table 3 Factor loadings for the coping behaviors model

From: Coping behavior versus coping style: characterizing a measure of coping in undergraduate STEM contexts

Items

Factor Loadingsa

R2:

PEER/non-PEER

Est. Residual variance:

PEER/ non-PEER

Escape (denial)

Distrac-tion

Support seeking

Problem Solving

Cognitive restruct-uring

Humor

I say to myself “this isn’t real”

0.785

− 0.054

0.017

− 0.007

− 0.026

0.020

0.55/ 0.60

0.45/ 0.40

I refuse to believe it has happened

0.825

0.032

− 0.014

− 0.020

0.018

− 0.016

0.92/ 0.73

0.09/ 0.27

I give up trying to deal with it

0.230

0.627

0.064

0.003

− 0.061

− 0.046

0.77/ 0.62

0.23/ 0.38

I reduce the amount of effort I put into solving the problem

0.165

0.562

0.051

− 0.033

− 0.009

0.016

0.46/ 0.50

0.54/ 0.50

I do something to think about it less; e.g., watching movies, tv, reading, etc

0.044

0.429

0.153

0.109

0.053

0.099

0.07/ 0.16

0.94/ 0.84

I get emotional support from others

− 0.017

0.069

0.754

− 0.028

− 0.046

− 0.002

0.60/ 0.46

0.40/ 0.54

I get help and advice from other people

− 0.032

− 0.077

0.742

− 0.023

0.042

− 0.027

0.64/ 0.63

0.36/ 0.38

I get comfort and understanding from someone

0.020

− 0.011

0.712

0.022

0.066

0.003

0.46/ 0.57

0.54/ 0.43

I try to get advice or help from other people about what to do

− 0.005

− 0.094

0.740

0.027

0.016

0.007

0.53/ 0.63

0.47/ 0.37

I take action to try to find out why it occurred

0.058

− 0.491

0.021

0.517

− 0.011

− 0.026

0.41/ 0.50

0.59/ 0.54

I think about the reason(s) why it occurred

− 0.030

− 0.268

0.016

0.614

0.024

− 0.033

0.50/ 0.45

0.50/ 0.55

I try to come up with a strategy about what to do

− 0.012

− 0.377

0.022

0.570

− 0.002

− 0.010

0.56/ 0.46

0.64/ 0.54

I think hard about what steps to take

0.007

− 0.350

0.075

0.571

0.060

− 0.022

0.59/ 0.51

0.41/ 0.49

I am aware of my feelings about the situation

− 0.179

0.001

0.063

0.497

0.014

− 0.064

0.29/ 0.24

0.71/ 0.76

I try to see it in a different light, to make it seem more positive

0.107

0.042

0.171

0.045

0.689

− 0.001

0.55/ 0.57

0.45/ 0.43

I look for something good in what is happening

0.070

− 0.017

0.210

0.026

0.599

0.066

0.42/ 0.65

0.58/ 0.35

I make jokes about itb

− 0.017

− 0.011

0.062

− 0.023

0.048

0.861

 

I make fun of the situationb

0.034

− 0.023

− 0.044

0.004

− 0.047

0.860

 

Dropped itemsc

        

I turn to work or other activities to take my mind off things

0.062

0.189

0.066

0.198

0.055

0.039

  

I pretend that it hasn’t really happened

0.492

0.293

− 0.016

− 0.068

0.138

0.073

  

I concentrate my efforts on doing something about the situation I’m in

0.023

− 0.520

0.035

0.459

− 0.026

− 0.007

  

I take action to try to make the situation better

− 0.035

− 0.503

0.068

0.447

0.030

− 0.018

  

I say things to let my unpleasant feelings escape

0.237

0.102

0.205

0.148

− 0.176

0.164

  

I try not to let my feelings control me

− 0.012

− 0.015

− 0.117

0.241

0.467

0.027

  

I give up trying to reach my goal

0.259

0.549

0.001

− 0.006

− 0.019

− 0.068

  

I avoid places and things that remind me about the situation

0.336

0.310

− 0.033

0.216

− 0.029

− 0.085

  

I try to maintain a calm disposition

− 0.110

0.027

− 0.089

0.305

0.409

0.055

  

I criticize myself

0.011

0.053

0.004

0.479

− 0.471

0.038

  

I give up the attempt to cope with the problem

0.215

0.477

0.020

0.084

− 0.073

− 0.042

  

I work hard to find out what went wrong

0.033

− 0.442

0.001

0.524

0.083

0.036

  

I accept the reality of the fact that it happened

− 0.263

0.088

− 0.030

0.335

0.112

0.080

  

I express my negative feelings

− 0.007

0.126

0.342

0.245

− 0.278

0.165

  

I learn to live with it

− 0.139

0.289

0.006

0.143

0.329

0.151

  

I try to express my feelings about the situation in an appropriate way

− 0.066

− 0.080

0.287

0.255

0.254

− 0.047

  

I blame myself for things that happened

0.010

0.037

− 0.092

0.524

− 0.502

0.121

  

I act as though it hasn’t happened

0.535

0.270

− 0.051

0.021

0.106

0.065

  
  1. aFactor loadings over 0.50 appear in bold. Factor loadings below 0.20 appear in lighter italic font
  2. bThese items were dropped from the measures after subsequent confirmatory factor analyses
  3. cItems were dropped from the scale for one of two reasons: (1) no factor loadings were above 0.40 or (2) the difference among factors loadings above 0.40 was less than 0.2, indicating too high a degree of cross-loading