Table 4 The result of exploratory factor analysis of SLS(N鈥�=鈥�318)
Item | SSL | PSL | Commonality |
|---|---|---|---|
1. I would never tell another person that I am lonely because I would feel ashamed. | 0.967 | -0.060 | 0.756 |
2. Being lonely would mean something is wrong with me. | 0.911 | 0.019 | 0.782 |
3. If I were lonely, I would feel ashamed. | 0.886 | 0.003 | 0.777 |
4. I would judge myself negatively if I were lonely. | 0.797 | 0.127 | 0768 |
5. Being lonely would be embarrassing. | 0.717 | 0.206 | 0.699 |
6. Others would assume that I do not have any friends if I were lonely. | -0.072 | 0.936 | 0.857 |
7. Others would assume that I am not very good at talking to people if I were lonely. | -0.055 | 0.909 | 0.776 |
8. If I were lonely, others would assume that I had not made enough of an effort to not feel this way. | 0.147 | 0.762 | 0.852 |
9. Others would assume it was my fault if I were lonely. | 0.190 | 0.731 | 0.803 |
10. If I were lonely, others would assume that I do not have social skills. | 0.161 | 0.709 | 0.789 |