Table 2 Item statistics and exploratory factor analysis of the FRUST – Four-Factor Solution

 1 … try to change what made me feel bad

2.27 (1.22)

.08

.43*

.08

−.04

 2 … tell someone about how I feel

2.09 (1.31)

−.04

.45*

.59*

−.08

 3 … think about things that make me happy

2.45 (1.31)

.70*

.09

.02

−.06

 4 … do something fun

2.82 (1.18)

.69*

.13

−.08*

−.05

 5 … keep my feelings to myself

2.08 (1.28)

.09

−.02

−.64*

.17*

 6 … make the best of it

2.22 (1.30)

.35*

.53*

−.22*

−.05

 7 … do not want to see anyone

1.34 (1.31)

.01

−.26*

−.06

.59*

 8 … think that this is my own problem

1.81 (1.22)

−.05

.41*

−.33*

.34*

 9 … do not feel like doing anything

147 (1.30)

−.10

−.12

−.09

.59*

 10 … keep thinking about why I feel bad, without finding a solution

1.25 (1.20)

−.06

.27*

.02

.37*

 11 … think about what I could do

2.39 (1.28)

.35*

.47*

.12*

−.05

 12 … tell myself that the problem is not that bad

1.75 (1.20)

.12

.54*

.02

.12*

 13 … start a fight

0.80 (1.08)

.00

−.40*

−.01

.48*

 14 … say that I am in a bad mood

1.84 (1.34)

−.06

.37*

.51*

.09

 15 … try to forget what put me in a bad mood

2.14 (1.35)

.24*

.44*

.01

.01

 16 … try to find the mistake in my own behavior

2.04 (1.28)

.06

.66*

−.06

.11*

 17 … remember happy things

2.46 (1.38)

.70*

.16*

−.02

−.08

 18 … try to make the best of a situation myself

2.26 (1.30)

.53*

.39*

−.05

−.14*

 19 … go to someone who might be able to help me

2.08 (1.33)

.14*

.51*

.44*

.02

 20 … think that it will pass

2.26 (1.28)

.10

.57*

−.03

.02

 21 … accept what makes me feel bad

2.02 (1.22)

.07

.54*

−.01

.04

 22 … show my bad mood without annoying others

185 (1.29)

−.03

.53*

.22*

.15*

 23 … take my bad mood out on others

0.98 (1.16)

−.06

−.44*

−.01

.52*

 24 … cannot get it out of my head

1.90 (1.33)

−.21*

.17*

−.10*

.54*

 25 … withdraw

2.10 (1.30)

.00

.01

−.04

.43*

 26 … do not show my bad mood

1.55 (1.20)

−.06

.42*

−.36*

.09

 27 … do something I enjoy

2.51 (1.30)

.71*

.21*

−.04

−.11*

 28 … think about a solution

2.33 (1.31)

.26*

.58*

.17*

−.09*

 29 … tell myself that it is not important

1.38 (1.18)

−.10*

.60*

.06

.19*

 30 … cannot do anything against my bad mood

1.34 (1.34)

−.30*

.01

−.12*

.47*

 31 … tell myself that I have to blow off steam to react cooler

1.47 (1.32)

.07

.37*

.01

.38*

 32 … do a relaxation exercise

0.87 (1.24)

.46*

.06

.34*

.18*

 33 … hit a pillow/go for a run

1.36 (1.39)

.06

.06

.46*

.59*

 34 … squeeze something in my hand or make a fist in my pocket

1.44 (1.34)

.09

−.06

.32*

.64*

 35 … count to ten

0.46 (0.93)

.36*

−.01

.26*

.20*

 36 … go to a nice place in my mind where I can relax

1.61 (1.46)

.65*

.06

.11*

.09

 37 … listen to music/a story/watch a movie

2.09 (1.42)

.54*

.01

−.02

.19*

 38 … hurt myself

0.55 (1.00)

−.14

−.11

.04

.58*

 39 … play/paint/do handicrafts

1.77 (1.45)

.54*

.02

.16*

.07

 40 … solve riddles/read

1.84 (1.45)

.60*

−.08

.20*

.08

 41 … talk to someone about it

1.74 (1.36)

.02

.47*

.60*

−.09*

 42 … try to stay cool and see the problem from another perspective

1.81 (1.30)

.13*

.66*

.01

−.01

 43 … try to think smart instead of obsessing about it

2.10 (1.30)

.24*

.65*

−.03

−.13*

 44 … leave the situation

2.25 (1.29)

.28*

.58*

.00

.02

 45 … try to recognize the situation early that made me feel bad

2.08 (1.31)

.00

.76*

.07

.05

 46 … eat something tasty

1.68 (1.38)

.57*

−.03

.01

.24*

 47 … lie on my bed and dream about something nice/try to sleep

1.38 (1.33)

.53*

−.04

.08

.14*

 48 … do something on my computer/smartphone/tablet

1.60 (1.48)

.14*

.07

−.36*

.19*