Table 2

Varimax rotated structure coefficients from the final exploratory analysis five-component model

Item	Component*					Communalities
Item	1	2	3	4	5	Communalities
6. It is easy to injure your back	−0.003	0.085	−0.028	0.036	0.838	0.711
11. You could injure your back if you are not careful	0.062	0.071	0.221	0.003	0.774	0.657
13. Back pain means that you have injured your back	0.050	0.121	0.863	0.060	−0.025	0.767
14. A twinge in your back can be the first sign of a serious injury	−0.116	0.088	0.788	0.014	0.231	0.695
25. If you have back pain you should avoid exercise	0.040	0.173	0.194	0.817	0.004	0.737
27. If you have back pain you should try to stay active	0.170	−0.028	−0.103	0.846	0.039	0.758
30. Focusing on things other than the back helps you to recover from back pain	0.894	0.028	−0.005	0.105	0.045	0.813
31. Expecting your back pain to get better helps you to recover from back pain	0.896	0.020	−0.049	0.101	0.011	0.816
32. Once you have had back pain there is always a weakness	−0.075	0.843	0.110	0.086	0.090	0.744
33. There is a high chance that an episode of back pain will not resolve	0.123	0.843	0.094	0.044	0.073	0.743

*A loading cut-off value of 0.5 was used for inclusion in components (these are indicated by bold typeface).