CPDS item | Factor 1 | Factor 2 | |
Factor loading | |||
Item 1 | I am afraid of being infected with coronavirus | −0.02 | 0.73 |
Item 2 | I am preoccupied with the idea of being infected by coronavirus | 0.16 | 0.58 |
Item 3 | I am worried for my health because of the coronavirus outbreak | −0.07 | 0.89 |
Item 4 | I am afraid to even think about going out into the streets because of the coronavirus | 0.23 | 0.54 |
Item 5 | I have heart palpitations when I hear of a case of coronavirus infection | 0.56 | 0.25 |
Item 6 | I feel tense and anxious for my family since the outbreak of coronavirus | 0.08 | 0.58 |
Item 7 | I hardly sleep from thinking so much about being infected by coronavirus | 0.84 | −0.05 |
Item 8 | I shudder from fear of being infected with the coronavirus | 0.88 | −0.01 |
Item 9 | I feel short of breath when I hear news about coronavirus | 0.75 | −0.01 |
Item 10 | I am preoccupied with the idea that the end of the world is near because of the outbreak of coronavirus | 0.49 | 0.11 |
Item 11 | My head aches when I receive news about new cases of coronavirus infection | 0.69 | 0.01 |
Item 12 | I have become more afraid of death | 0.42 | 0.24 |
Eigenvalue | |||
From observed data | 5.58 | 0.60 | |
From simulated data* | 0.58 | 0.22 |
The intercorrelation between the two factors is (0.70).
*Reported using the upper limit of the 95% CI from the resampled data or simulated data. Factor loadings larger than 0.4 are in bold.
CPDS, COVID-19 Psychological Distress Scale; EFA, exploratory factor analysis; PA, parallel analysis.