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Table 4 EFA for GHQ-12 (n = 525)

From: The factor structure of the 12-item general health questionnaire (GHQ-12) in young Chinese civil servants

GHQ-12 items

Factor loadings

Factor 1

Factor 2

Factor 3

1. Able to concentrate

  

0.555

2. Lost much sleep

  

0.855

3. Playing a useful part

 

0.660

 

4. Capable of making decisions

0.586

  

5. Under stress

 

0.479

 

6. Could not overcome difficulties

0.628

  

7. Enjoy your day-to-day activities

 

0.789

 

8. Face up to problems

 

0.509

 

9. Feeling unhappy and depressed

0.554

  

10. Losing confidence

0.692

  

11. Thinking of self as worthless

0.606

  

12. Feeling reasonably happy

0.489

  

% of variance

21.206

17.339

11.675

Cumulative % of variance

21.206

38.545

50.220

KMO

0.908

Bartlett’s test of sphericity

Chi2 = 1249.186

df = 66

Sig. = .000