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Table 2 Factor Arrays: scores against each item by factor

From: Exploring subjective constructions of health in China: a Q-methodological investigation

Statements

Factor Arrays

1

2

3

4

5

1. Body constitution that can indicate the susceptibility to diseases

2

3

5

3

3

2. Ability to adapt to weather changes

−3

−1

−3

− 1

−5

3. Body weight

−2

0

−1

0

−1

4. Spiritual appearance

2

2

4

3

0

5. Natural colour and appearance of face

−2

1

−2

1

−4

6. Feeling of tiredness

−1

1

1

−1

−2

7. Body strength of doing things

−1

2

0

−1

2

8. Feeling of discomfort

−2

2

2

0

−2

9. Feeling of pain

−1

4

2

2

−3

10. Desire of having food

0

2

0

3

−3

11. Feeling of pressure

−1

0

2

−3

3

12. Feeling of depression

−2

1

3

−3

0

13. Feeling of anxiety

−1

0

2

−2

1

14. Tendency of being angry

−2

−1

0

−1

− 1

15. Feeling of fear

−5

−2

− 2

−5

0

16. Feeling of loneliness

−3

−2

−2

−4

−1

17. Self-confidence

3

−2

1

2

2

18. Ability to remain stable and peaceful in mood

2

0

1

0

1

19. Sleep quality

1

3

3

4

0

20. Ability to walk about

3

4

−1

−4

2

21. Ability to perform usual activities

4

3

0

−2

−1

22. Vision

0

1

−5

0

5

23. Hearing

0

0

−4

1

4

24. Ability to communicate with people

1

−2

−1

1

0

25. Ability to wash and dress oneself

5

5

0

−3

0

26. Dependence on medication

−3

1

0

−2

−2

27. State of sex life

−4

−2

−4

− 2

0

28. Ability to think things clearly

2

0

−1

0

2

29. Ability to perceive changes in surrounding and to respond swiftly

0

0

−2

−1

1

30. Ability to remember things

1

−1

−3

2

1

31. Ability to make decisions

−1

−4

−3

1

0

32. Ability to concentrate

0

−1

−2

2

2

33. State of social relations

1

−4

0

1

− 2

34. Ability to adapt to the social environment

3

−3

0

−1

− 1

35. Support from one’s social network

0

−3

−1

−2

−2

36. Social morality

1

−5

−1

0

1

37. Life attitude

4

−1

4

2

4

38. “Breadth of mind”

2

−3

1

1

3

39. Regularity in daily life

0

1

3

4

1

40. Diet habits

0

0

2

5

−4

41. Sense of satisfaction with life

1

−1

1

0

−3

42. Family medical history

−4

2

1

0

−1