Table 5 Stress arousal: rotated factors, item loadings, and reliabilities

Factor I: Psychological discord

Feeling sad or depressed

.947

Preoccupied with recurrent thoughts

.942

Upset

.941

Feeling tense

.940

Thinking about things that upset you

.930

Annoyed

.929

Concerned or worried

.927

Having difficulty relaxing

.923

Irritable

.919

Having difficulty adjusting or just coping

.909

Anticipating or remembering unpleasant things

.902

Feeling frustrated

.890

Repeating unpleasant thoughts

.888

Factor II: Relaxation

Feeling calm

.979

Feeling satisfied

.974

Feeling peaceful

.961

Feeling relaxed

.953

Eigenvalue

11.296

3.631

Variance (%) (Total: 87.805%)

66.445

21.360

Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin MSA

.944

Bartlett’s test of sphericity

5562.798**

Reliability (Cronbach’s alpha)

.986

.979