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Table 2 Factor and reliability analyses (24 items)

From: Perceived changes of specific attitudes, perceptions and behaviors during the Corona pandemic and their relation to wellbeing

Intended topic

Items

Mean value

SD

Difficulty index (2.33/4 = 0.58)

Corrected item—scale correlation

Cronbach’s alpha

If item deleted

(alpha = .908)

Factor loading

1

2

3

4

5

 

Eigenvalue

     

7.6

2.3

1.7

1.4

1.3

 

Cronbach’s alpha

     

.868

.827

.800

.744

.742

 

Factor 1: Nature/Silence/Contemplation

Silence

c12 I consciously take more time for silence

2.15

1.17

0.54

.671

.901

.724

.382

   

Mindfulness

c11 I perceive nature more intensely

2.63

1.10

0.66

.632

.902

.710

    

Mindfulness

c10 I go outdoors much more often

2.61

1.12

0.65

.497

.904

.678

    

Mindfulness

c8 I come to deal more with myself again

2.44

1.06

0.61

.547

.903

.663

    

Silence

c13 I enjoy quiet times of reflection

2.29

1.21

0.57

.663

.901

.649

.439

   

Mindfulness

c9 I pay more attention to what's really important in life

2.72

1.00

0.68

.648

.902

.615

 

.362

  

Mindfulness

c7 I'm more relaxed than before

2.00

1.04

0.50

.344

.907

.579

  

− .302

 
 

Factor 2: Spirituality

Spirituality

c32 I have confidence in a higher power that supports me

2.69

1.39

0.67

.514

.904

 

.791

   

Spirituality

c31 I deal more with spiritual/religious questions

1.79

1.22

0.45

.622

.902

 

.755

   

Spirituality

c20 I'm more interested in spiritual/religious issues

1.77

1.19

0.44

.649

.901

 

.733

   

Spirituality

c29 I pray/meditate more than before

1.70

1.23

0.43

.612

.902

.322

.692

   

Spirituality

c22 I took advantage of digital worship services

1.54

1.58

0.39

.340

.909

 

.643

   
 

Factor 3: Relationships

Connectedness

c1 I perceive the relationship with my partner/family more intensely

2.72

1.00

0.68

.431

.906

  

.775

  

Connectedness

c4 I feel closer to the people in my household

2.69

1.07

0.67

.417

.906

  

.748

  

Connectedness

c3 I take more time for my family/friends

2.51

1.03

0.63

.508

.904

  

.694

  

Connectedness

c5 relationships have become important to me in which I can feel safe and at home

2.89

0.98

0.72

.571

.903

  

.654

  

Connectedness

c2 I perceive the relationships with my friends more intensely

2.34

1.04

0.59

.443

.905

  

.560

  

Mindfulness

c6 I try to be more friendly with others

2.61

0.93

 

.526

.904

.326

 

.508

  
 

Factor 4: Reflection on life

Meaning

c24 I'm more concerned about the meaning and purpose of my life

2.29

1.21

0.57

     

.793

 

Meaning

c23 I'm more concerned about the lifetime that I have

2.23

1.24

0.56

     

.784

 

Isolation

c14 I perceive times of loneliness more intensely

2.05

1.26

 

.413

.906

.322

  

.529

 
 

Factor 5: Digital media usage

Connectedness

c19 I use many internet offers that let me share in the world

2.29

1.20

0.57

.372

.907

    

.881

Connectedness

c18 I am connected to friends via digital media

2.76

1.05

0.69

.345

.907

    

.778

Spirituality

c21 I use more and more websites that inspire and stimulate me

1.91

1.20

0.48

.509

.904

 

.405

  

.637

 

Deleted items

Isolation

c15 I feel cut off from life

1.15

1.25

        

Isolation

c16 I feel restricted in my freedom

1.82

1.33

        

Isolation

c17 I lack social contacts

2.13

1.34

        

Hope

c25 I have the hope that we (‘afterwards’) as global mankind will pay more attention to each other and stick together

2.47

1.21

        

Hope

c26 I would like to start working to ensure that the world becomes fairer in the future

2.73

0.94

        

Loss

c27 I find that our society is falling apart more and more

2.54

1.01

        

Loss

c28 I rather fear for the future

1.78

1.13

        

Loss

c30 I lost my belief

0.50

0.86

        
  1. Extraction method: principle component analysis (Varimax rotation with Kaiser normalization). Rotation is converged in 6 iterations; the 6 factors explain 61% of variance
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