A psychometric assessment of a network social capital scale among sexual minority men and gender minority individuals

Table 2 Factor Analysis Item Loadings for Network Social Capital Scale

Out of all the people in your social network, about how many …	Average of Proportion	EFA F1	EFA F2	CFA: EFA Model	CFA: CFSC
1. (Social Influence) Have influenced important decisions in the past 3 months?	0.38	.32	.52	.46	.45
2. (Multiplexity) Fulfill multiple roles in your life (i.e. a friend but also a classmate, co-worker, etc.)?	0.41	.32	.55	.40	.42
3. (Heterogeneity) Are similar to you (in terms of gender, race, sexuality, etc.)?	0.53	.39	.36	.59	–
4. (Trust) Do you trust in general?	0.63	.52	.77	.67	.68
5. (Quality of Support) Can you go to for advice or borrow money or something valuable if you need it?	0.48	.58	.76	.72	.72
6. (Social Cohesion) Would not take advantage of you if they got the chance?	0.60	.42	.66	.57	–
7. (Compositional Quality) Could you ask for advice or help about your health?	0.59	.83	.66	.89	.89
8. (Compositional Quality) Could you ask for advice or help about HIV or other STDs?	0.51	.95	.58	.82	.82
9. (Compositional Quality) Could you ask for advice or help about LGBTQ-related healthcare?	0.49	.86	.50	.78	–

EFA Exploratory Factor Analysis, CFA Confirmatory Factor Analysis, F1 Factor 1, F2 Factor 2, EFA Model Network Social Capital Scale (nine items), CFSC Constructed Family Social Capital Scale (original six items)

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