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Table 1 Principal component analysis of the items in Sense of mastery and HSCL-25 Rotation method: Oblimin with Kaiser Normalization

From: Education, sense of mastery and mental health: results from a nation wide health monitoring study in Norway

Two factor extraction Items

Components

 

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Cannot solve problems

-,374

,768

Pushed around in life

-,462

,805

Little control

-,372

,803

Often feel helpless

-,586

,796

Little to do to change life

-,419

,732

Headaches

,350

-,240

Tremble

,511

-,170

Faintness/dizziness

,579

-,337

Nervous/shaky

,787

-,383

Suddenly scared

,715

-,229

Fearful

,767

-,311

Heart pound

,563

-,213

Tense/keyed up

,678

-,345

Spells/terror

,699

-.218

Restless

,518

-,176

Low energy

,657

-,483

Blame self

,663

-,432

Cry easily

,554

-,332

Thoughts of ending life

,576

-,216

Poor appetite

,533

-,212

Difficulty sleep

,567

-,373

Hopeless

,753

-,532

Blue

,794

-,484

Lonely

,694

-,418

Loss of sex pleasure

,507

-,383

Feeling trapped

,555

-,327

Worry to much

,785

-,452

Feel no interest

,693

-,409

Everything effort

,720

-,527

Worthlessness

,663

-,463