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Table 3 Principal component analysis of MSPSS whole sample, Chichewa and Chiyao speakers

From: Validation of the multi-dimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS) and the relationship between social support, intimate partner violence and antenatal depression in Malawi

 

Whole sample

Chichewa

Chiyao

 

Component

Component

Component

 

1

2

3

1

2

3

1

2

Item 3 (Family)

-0.027

0.903

-0.025

0.887

-0.027

0.042

0.645

0.145

Item 4 (Family)

-0.082

0.928

0.037

0.924

-0.056

0.046

0.818

0.017

Item 8 (Family)

0.022

0.841

-0.008

0.934

0.029

-0.117

0.731

0.058

Item 11 (Family)

0.113

0.772

0.002

0.816

0.064

0.036

0.543

0.291

Item 6 (Friends)

0.933

-0.012

-0.063

-0.043

0.933

-0.005

-0.097

0.965

Item 7 (Friends)

0.941

0.005

-0.069

-0.011

0.936

-0.039

-0.063

0.957

Item 9 (Friends)

0.629

0.060

0.155

0.074

0.716

0.071

0.395

0.399

Item 12 (Friends)

0.859

-0.035

0.034

-0.001

0.884

-0.007

0.070

0.771

Item 1 (Significant other)

-0.066

0.008

0.888

0.039

-0.061

0.890

0.880

-0.159

Item 2 (Significant other)

-0.082

-0.052

0.923

-0.053

-0.098

0.926

0.838

-0.108

Item 5 (Significant other)

0.114

0.101

0.684

0.057

0.148

0.709

0.766

0.058

Item 10 (Significant other)

0.088

-0.008

0.791

-0.033

0.066

0.806

0.802

0.016

  1. Rotation Method: Promax with Kaiser Normalization. Pattern matrices shown. (Missing cases excluded listwise).