Question: Run an exploratory factor analysis using principal axis extraction using the correlations shown below using the first nine items (exclude the bodily symptom items). Run

Run an exploratory factor analysis using principal axis extraction using the correlations shown below using the first nine items (exclude the bodily symptom items). Run a two- and three-factor solution for the remaining nine items.

Which solution(s) have empirical support?

Which solution seems more conceptually meaningful?

Items Correlations for the Reactions-to-Tests Scales


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Ten1
1.000











Ten2
.657
1.000










Ten3
.652
.660
1.000









Wor1
.279
.338
.300
1.000








Wor2
.290
.330
.350
.644
1.000







Wor3
.358
.462
.440
.659
.566
1.000






Tirt1
.076
.093
.120
.317
.313
.367
1.000





Tirt2
.003
.035
.097
.308
.305
.329
.612
1.000




Tirt3
.026
.100
.097
.305
.339
.313
.674
.695
1.000



Body1
.287
.312
.459
.271
.307
.351
.122
.137
.185
1.000


Body2
.355
.377
.489
.261
.277
.369
.196
.191
.197
.367
1.000

Body3
.441
.414
.522
.320
.275
.383
.170
.156
.101
.460
.476
1.000


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