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Table 2. Final VASI-15 Items and factor loadings

From: Development and validity of the Value-based Stigma Inventory (VASI): a value-sensitive questionnaire for the assessment of mental health stigma

Items

ePCA

CFA

F1

(SR)

F2

(PE)

F3

(RE)

F4

(MV)

F5

(SE)

If you live together with a mentally ill person, it is difficult to lead a life according to your own ideas.

.853

−.134

.090

.085

.164

.801

Living together with a mentally ill person restricts one’s own quality of life.

.841

−.178

.156

.086

.156

.841

In interacting with a person with mental illness, you invest a lot of energy and get only little in return.

.656

−.208

.176

.269

.172

.673

People with mental illness are a valuable addition to society.

−.155

.805

.031

−.040

−.117

.672

In general, I feel comfortable spending time with a person who is mentally ill.

−.195

.774

−.108

−.038

.005

.642

Interacting with mentally ill people can be very enriching for oneself.

−.090

.743

−.099

−.214

−.208

.753

It is damaging my reputation if a mental illness becomes known in my family.

.145

−.057

.812

.137

.062

.613

Having mentally ill people in the neighbourhood impairs the attractiveness of my residential area.

.125

−.087

.765

.197

.274

.785

Just like beggars, mentally ill people taint the appearance of the city.

.143

−.043

.689

.229

.287

.732

Going easy on people with mental illness in the workplace is unfair to those who do not have a mental illness.

.150

−.126

.102

.788

.076

.618

Mental illness is often only an excuse for laziness.

.091

−.030

.249

.717

.223

.637

Nowadays people who are mentally ill are shown too much consideration.

.149

−.142

.220

.704

.289

.770

Mentally ill people commit particularly cruel crimes.

.199

−.060

.100

.149

.803

.679

Mentally ill people represent a great danger for children.

.199

−.160

.278

.251

.707

.795

The neighbourhood should be warned about people with severe mental illness.

.135

−.165

.267

.193

.705

.697

Eigenvalue

5.574

0.908

1.716

0.949

1.158

 

Explained Variance

14.285

13.315

13.901

13.326

13.873

 
  1. Annotations: factor loadings are shown for components of exploratory principal component analysis (ePCA) in subsample A (N = 2489) and of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) in subsample B (N = 2494). Subscales: SR Self-realization, PE Personal Enrichment, RE Reputation, MV Meritocratic Values, SE Security, PCA initial Eigenvalues and explained variance after Equamax rotation are given