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Table 3 Standardized loadings for the three-factor model and the bifactor model and severity parameters for the bifactor model

From: General and specific components of depression and anxiety in an adolescent population

 

three-factor model

bifactor model

Severity parameters

Abbreviated items

depression

worrying

somatic symptoms

general factor

hopelessness suicidal thoughts

generalized worrying

restlessness -fatigue

1. threshold

2. threshold

M_1 miserable or unhappy

0.74

  

0.68

0.27

  

-1.15

2.41

M_2 not enjoy anything

0.55

  

0.51

0.21

  

0.29

4.08

M_ 3 less hungry

0.40

  

0.39

   

-0.05

2.82

M_8 no good any more

0.82

  

0.73

0.42

  

0.89

2.49

M_9 blamed myself

0.72

  

0.67

0.23

  

0.57

2.31

M_12 talking less

0.29

 

0.34

0.59

   

0.05

2.15

M_14 cried a lot

0.30

0.40

 

0.65

0.16

  

0.94

2.40

M_15 nothing good in the future

0.77

  

0.67

0.47

  

1.27

2.60

M_16 life not worth living

0.86

  

0.69

0.67

  

1.54

2.74

M_17 thought about dying

0.72

  

0.61

0.49

  

1.56

3.30

M_18 my family would be better off without me

0.77

  

0.65

0.52

  

1.48

2.77

M_19 thought about killing myself

0.80

  

0.66

0.56

  

2.03

3.50

M_20 didn't want to see friends

0.55

  

0.55

   

1.16

3.80

M_22 bad things would happen to me

0.45

0.35

 

0.77

0.15

  

0.65

2.36

M_23 hated myself

0.86

  

0.77

0.44

  

0.95

2.13

M_24 bad person

0.70

  

0.65

0.24

  

0.92

2.82

M_25 looked ugly

0.47

0.26

 

0.72

   

-0.22

1.36

M_27 felt lonely

0.78

  

0.72

0.30

  

0.39

2.04

M_28 nobody really loved me

0.82

  

0.72

0.44

  

1.13

2.25

M_29 no fun at school

0.38

 

0.23

0.58

   

0.17

2.31

M_30 never be as good as other kids

0.76

  

0.72

0.19

  

0.42

2.07

M_31 did everything wrong

0.77

  

0.74

0.15

  

0.55

2.28

R_3 others seemed to do things more easily

0.72

  

0.71

   

-0.51

1.45

R_4 trouble getting breath

0.24

 

0.34

0.55

   

1.51

3.35

R_9 others did not like the way I did things

0.74

  

0.73

   

0.04

1.85

R_12 alone even when there were people with me

0.81

  

0.75

0.28

  

0.75

2.09

R_13 sick to my stomach

0.68

  

0.67

   

1.01

2.76

R_14 got hurt easily

0.22

 

0.57

0.77

   

0.16

1.53

R_18 other children were happier

0.81

  

0.77

0.18

  

-0.12

1.49

R_27 people were against me

0.70

  

0.66

0.19

  

0.97

2.45

M_10 hard to make up mind

 

0.22

0.34

0.52

   

-1.13

1.83

M_14 cried

0.30

0.40

 

0.66

   

0.92

2.36

M_22 bad things would happen to me

0.45

0.35

 

0.76

   

0.66

2.39

M_25 looked ugly

0.47

0.26

 

0.72

   

-0.22

1.36

M_26 worried about aches and pains

 

0.20

0.36

0.50

   

0.34

2.86

R_1 trouble making up my mind

 

0.19

0.49

0.63

   

-0.59

1.92

R_2 worried when things did not go the right way

 

0.80

 

0.76

 

0.24

 

-0.16

1.50

R_5 worried a lot of the time

 

0.83

 

0.76

 

0.46

 

0.17

1.61

R_6 afraid of a lot of things

 

0.82

 

0.76

 

0.29

 

0.76

2.16

R_8 worried about what my parents would say

 

0.74

 

0.72

   

0.29

1.82

R_11 worried about what other people thought about me

 

0.75

 

0.73

   

-0.48

1.23

R_14 got hurt easily

0.22

0.57

 

0.77

   

0.16

1.53

R_17 worried about what was going to happen

 

0.84

 

0.78

 

0.32

 

0.12

1.74

R_19 bad dreams

 

0.56

 

0.55

   

1.38

3.24

R_20 got hurt easily when I was fussed at

 

0.77

 

0.75

   

0.71

1.95

R_21 someone would tell me I did things the wrong way

 

0.69

 

0.67

   

0.46

2.21

R_22 wake up scared

 

0.61

 

0.57

 

0.23

 

1.84

3.63

R_23 worried when I went to bed

 

0.70

 

0.63

 

0.43

 

0.90

2.48

R_26 worried

 

0.82

 

0.74

 

0.50

 

-0.22

1.54

R_28 worried about something bad happening to me

 

0.81

 

0.78

 

0.16

 

0.55

2.06

M_4 ate more

  

0.28

0.25

   

a

a

M_5 so tired I just sat around and did nothing

  

0.58

0.50

  

0.29

-0.58

2.34

M_6 moving and walking more slowly

  

0.55

0.47

  

0.33

1.13

3.55

M_7 restless

  

0.46

0.37

  

0.48

-0.46

3.24

M_10 hard to make up my mind

 

0.22

0.34

0.52

   

-1.13

1.83

M_11 grumpy and cross easily

  

0.70

0.62

  

0.18

-1.16

1.19

M_12 talking a lot less than usual

0.29

 

0.34

0.59

   

0.05

2.15

M_13 talking more slowly than usual

  

0.54

0.47

  

0.25

2.06

4.15

M_21 hard to think properly or concentrate

  

0.79

0.69

  

0.29

-0.75

1.78

M_26 worried about aches and pains

 

0.20

0.36

0.50

  

0.20

0.34

2.86

M_29 no fun at school

0.38

 

0.23

0.58

   

0.17

2.31

M_32 didn't sleep as well as usual

  

0.61

0.52

  

0.39

-0.13

2.12

M_33 slept more

  

0.15

0.13

   

a

a

R_1 trouble making up my mind

 

0.19

0.49

0.63

   

-0.59

1.92

R_4 trouble getting breath

0.24

 

0.34

0.55

   

1.51

3.35

R_7 got angry easily

  

0.69

0.61

  

0.17

-0.48

1.43

R_10 hard for me to get to sleep

  

0.62

0.54

  

0.27

-0.41

1.76

R_15 hands felt sweaty

  

0.48

0.42

  

0.20

0.79

3.38

R_16 tired a lot

  

0.71

0.61

  

0.39

-0.75

1.28

R_24 hard to keep my mind on school work

  

0.75

0.68

   

-0.50

1.40

R_ 25 wiggled in my seat

  

0.52

0.44

  

0.33

0.05

2.20

  1. M = Mood and Feelings Questionnaire, R = Revised Children Manifest Anxiety Scale
  2. The blanks refer to items which were not specified to load on the relevant factors in the confirmatory factor analysis.
  3. a Due to the very low factor loading < .3 on the general factor, severity parameters were not computed.
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