Varimax rotated structure coefficients from the final exploratory analysis five-component model
Item | Component* | Communalities | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
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).