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Table 4 Rotated component loadings and Cronbach’s α for eating disorder (ED) self-talk item frequencies

From: Dysfunctional self-talk associated with eating disorder severity and symptomatology

 

Component 1

Component 2

 

Abusive Relationship

Ascetic Attitudes

Variable

(α = .88)

(α = .72)

  Threats

.79

 

  Comparisons

.71

 

  Self-criticism

.71

 

  Self-abuse

.69

 

  Sensory misconceptions

.66

 

  Need to purge

.65

 

  Misery

.62

 

  Lost identity

.55

 

  Ruination of life

.54

 

  Weariness

.54

 

  Promises of reduced pain

.51

 

  Need to retain secrecy

.51

 

  Moral judgements

 

.75

  Pride in ED

 

.73

  Fear of life without ED

 

.60

  Consolation

 

.55

  Cautions re. eating

 

.49

  Need to exercise

 

.44

  1. Note: Rotation employed the direct oblimin approach with Δ = 0. Loadings below .4 are not included. As recommended by Tabachnick and Fidell [24] pattern matrix loadings are reported. These values are partial scale correlations between the scale items and the components after controlling for the variance shared by the other retained components.
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Journal of Eating Disorders

ISSN: 2050-2974