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Table 4 Factor loading (overall, women, and men), Self-Rated Mental Health

From: Women suffer but men die: survey data exploring whether this self-reported health paradox is real or an artefact of gender stereotypes

 

All Participants

Women

Men

25–45

45 + 

Component 1

Social Circumstances

Component

2

Clinical

Component 1

Social Circumstances

Component 2

Clinical

Component 1

Social Circumstances

Component 2

Clinical

Component 1

Social Circumstances

Component 2

Clinical

Component 1

Social Circumstances

Component 2

Clinical

Family

.796

-.079

.778

-.106

.812

.035

.815

.082

.771

-.046

Friendship

.830

-.050

.836

-.067

.812

.013

.827

.152

.828

-.092

Belonging

.723

.049

.742

.014

.667

.174

.703

.149

.761

.000

Physical

.638

.118

.648

.169

.580

.148

.485

.455

.616

.193

Behaviors

.618

.294

.605

.348

.592

.323

.427

.612

.622

.324

Substance Use

.261

.709

.270

.714

.186

.788

.137

.807

.240

.711

Income

.630

.258

.614

.245

.680

.280

.643

.334

.543

.356

Psychiatric dx

-.100

.829

-.180

.799

.061

.806

-.019

.614

-.161

.787

Confidence

.554

.395

.506

.435

.703

.216

.668

.145

.531

.447

Satisfaction

.602

.199

.623

.243

.612

.021

.675

.058

.590

.242

Percentage of variance explained

38%

16%

38%

17%

38%

16%

36%

18%

37%

17%

Eigenvalues

4.1

1.3

4.0

1.4

4.2

1.2

4.2

1.2

3.9

1.4

KMO measure for sampling adequacy

0.83

 

0.80

 

0.86

 

0.84

 

0.80

 

P-value of Barlett’s test of sphericity

 < 0.0001

 

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001