Table 2 Factor loading for the exploratory six-factor model (N = 3633)

9. I get emotional easily, often for very little reason.

15. I get irritated easily by all sorts of things.

10. I fear being alone in life more than anything else.

19. I crave attention.

4. I often feel like nothing I do really matters.

13. I steer clear of romantic relationships.

14. I’m not interested in making friends.

16. I don’t like to get too close to people.

18. I rarely get enthusiastic about anything.

17. It’s no big deal if I hurt other peoples’ feelings.

20. I often have to deal with people who are less important than me.

22. I use people to get what I want.

25. It is easy for me to take advantage of others.

7. My thoughts often don’t make sense to others.

12. I have seen things that weren’t really there.

21. I often have thoughts that make sense to me but that other people say are strange.

23. I often “zone out” and then suddenly come to and realize that a lot of time has passed.

24. Things around me often feel unreal, or more real than usual.

1. People would describe me as reckless.

2. I feel like I act totally on impulse.

3. Even though I know better, I can’t stop making rash decisions.

5. Others see me as irresponsible.

6. I’m not good at planning ahead.

8. I worry about almost everything.

11. I get stuck on one way of doing things, even when it’s clear it won’t work.