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Table 3 Component Loadings From the Principal Component Analysis

From: What is a mental disorder? Evaluating the lay concept of Mental Ill Health in the United States

Item

Component loading

1

2

3

4

Emotional distress

0.89

− 0.40

− 0.11

0.16

Impaired functioning

0.86

0.25

− 0.17

− 0.28

Severity

0.80

0.26

0.19

− 0.03

Needs treatment

0.66

0.28

0.30

0.34

Personal responsibility

− 0.54

0.56

− 0.10

0.30

Social aspect

0.17

0.92

− 0.24

− 0.05

Stigma

0.03

0.87

0.18

− 0.02

Rarity

0.06

− 0.28

0.97

− 0.01

Normality

0.09

− 0.18

− 0.88

0.13

Biogenetic cause

0.42

0.06

− 0.07

− 0.86

Environmental cause

0.36

0.02

− 0.22

0.84

Variance explained (%)

33.41

25.75

18.28

8.45