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Table 1 Factor loadings of the 19 items retained in the reduced factors

From: Could a brief assessment of negative emotions and self-esteem identify adolescents at current and future risk of self-harm in the community? A prospective cohort analysis

Factor

Question wording & items

Original scale

Factor loading

Personal failure

Nothing ever works out for me anymore

CATS

0.57

 

It’s my fault that things have gone wrong

CATS

0.62

 

I’ve made such a mess of my life

CATS

0.77

Generalised anxiety

I worry about bad things happening to me

RCADS

0.74

 

I worry about making mistakes

RCADS

0.69

 

I am worried that I will do badly at school work

RCADS

0.70

 

I worry about doing poorly at things

RCADS

0.75

 

I worry about what will happen

RCADS

0.73

Physical symptoms of anxiety and depression

My heart suddenly beats too quickly for no reason

RCADS

0.63

 

I am tired a lot

RCADS

0.74

 

I feel like I don’t want to move

RCADS

0.69

 

I felt so tired I just sat around and did nothing

SMFQ

0.69

 

I was very restless

SMFQ

0.65

 

I found it hard to think or concentrate properly

SMFQ

0.54

Positive self-esteem

On the whole, I am satisfied with myself

RSE

0.64

 

I take a positive attitude towards myself

RSE

0.66

 

I feel that I have a number of good qualities

RSE

0.85

 

I am able to do things as well as most other people

RSE

0.77

 

I feel that I am a person of worth, at least as equal as others

RSE

0.72