Why alternative teenagers self-harm: exploring the link between non-suicidal self-injury, attempted suicide and adolescent identity

Table 2 Principle components analysis ¹ of youth subcultural identity

Subcultural identity	Factor 1	Factor 2	Factor 3	U	M	SD
Emo	.81			.67	1.05	0.26
Punks	.81			.71	1.08	0.39
Gothic	.80			.64	1.03	0.22
(Death) Metal	.67			.57	1.24	0.77
(Hard) Rock	.57			.53	1.52	1.01
Hippies		.73		.55	1.19	0.55
Grunge		.67		.47	1.06	0.33
Indie		.65		.45	1.26	0.72
Reggae		.56		.49	1.54	1.06
Techno or Rave			.79	.65	1.51	0.96
Hip Hop			.74	.56	1.92	1.11
Drum & Base			.62	.49	1.41	0.84

¹Varimax rotation, n = 402, 56.3% of variance explained. Loadings under 0.5 omitted.
Items scored on a 5-point 1–5 identity scale.

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