Table 2 Psychometric properties of the Chinese version AS-20 (AS-C)

Psychosocial

0.889

People are thinking about my eyes

2

15.518^**

0.615

0.510^**

0.901

Feel uncomfortable

3

9.871^**

0.532

0.339^*

0.905

Wonder what people are thinking

4

11.231^**

0.536

0.587^**

0.903

Don’t give me opportunities

5

12.476^**

0.421

0.357^*

0.903

Feel self-conscious

6

16.744^**

0.655

0.720^**

0.899

Avoid looking at me

7

11.092^**

0.449

0.562^**

0.903

Feel inferior

8

15.992^*

0.644

0.697^**

0.899

React differently

9

11.039^**

0.481

0.588^**

0.902

Hard to initiate contact

10

13.699^**

0.535

0.516^**

0.902

Feel stressed

17

19.460^**

0.658

0.392^*

0.897

Worry about my eyes

18

12.079^**

0.422

0.446^**

0.903

Can’t enjoy my hobbies

19

14.993^**

0.476

0.414^**

0.901

Function

0.803

Cover or close one eye

11

7.148^**

0.425

0.648^**

0.907

Avoid reading

12

6.969^**

0.483

0.388^*

0.907

Stop doing things

13

6.097^**

0.469

0.673^**

0.908

Depth perception

14

9.262^**

0.488

0.575^**

0.905

Have problems reading

16

7.103^**

0.614

0.731^**

0.907

Frequent breaks

20

10.326^**

0.561

0.548^**

0.905