Table 2 Exploratory factor analysis of the Chinese version of Gudjonsson Compliance Scale (N = 4,276)

5. I tend to become easily alarmed and frightened when I am in the company of people in authority

0.73

0.46

3. People in authority make me feel uncomfortable and uneasy

0.69

0.35

2. I find it very difficult to tell people when I disagree with them

0.60

0.41

6. I try very hard not to offend people in authority

0.59

0.49

9. I believe in avoiding rather than facing demanding and frightening situations

0.57

0.46

4. I tend to give in to people who insist that they are right

0.56

0.42

1. I give in easily to people when I am pressured

0.55

0.40

8. I tend to go along with what people tell me even when I know that they are wrong

0.48

0.31

7. I would describe myself as a very obedient person

0.45

0.46

10. I try to please others

0.35

0.45

14. I generally try to avoid confrontation with people

0.63

0.40

16. I try hard to do what is expected of me

0.62

0.35

15. As a child I always did what my parents told me

0.59

0.35

13. When I am uncertain about things I tend to accept what people tell me

0.51

0.34

12. I generally believe in doing as I am told

0.39

0.43

19*. I would never go along with what people tell me in order to please them

0.80

0.62

18*. I strongly resist being pressured to do things I don’t want to do

0.73

0.48

17*. I am not too concerned about what people think of me

0.43

0.25