Component Matrixa

N

Component

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Most times I cannot tell what sensations I feel in my body

AS 32

.633

I struggle when I have to give details about how I feel to others

AS 23

.571

I sometimes find it difficult to express my excitements

AS 1

.566

I find it challenging to connect with what others feel

AS 17

.552

I usually get confused when asked to describe my feelings

AS 5

.542

.412

I usually cannot identity when or why I am upset

AS 24

.539

I will rather not show affection to others

AS 12

.523

I usually prefer to keep conversations short and sharp

AS 27

.523

I will rather use actions to express my emotions than verbalise them

AS 22

.503

People complain that I do not express my emotions

AS 34

.501

.433

I cannot seem to connect my sensations to my emotions

AS 15

.494

I find it difficult to describe how I feel to others

AS 2

.487

I do not connect with other people easily

AS 6

.462

−.408

Sometimes I have outbursts of anger for no significant reason

AS 11

.442

−.430

Only weak people talk about their emotions often

AS 8

.432

.409

Most times I am not sure what I feel on a matter

AS 21

.431

I usually have outbursts of tears from time to time for no significant reason

AS 18

I prefer not to bother myself with the concerns of others

AS 4

.639

-.423

I easily imagine the hurts and feelings of others like they were mine

AS 28

.624

I prefer to help others with physical tasks than unboxing their emotions

AS 33

.460

I hardly get stressed

AS 13

.443

I am usually unable to remember the contents of my dreams

AS 7

I am more logical than emotional when faced with problems

AS 3

.593

I will rather choose action movies over movies that depict a lot of emotions

AS 26

.409

I keep a lot of close friends

AS 19

.602

I prefer to face my work/duty and avoid conversations

AS 16

.440

I do not think I entirely understood myself

AS 14

−.545

I am often told to describe further how I feel even after I have made attempts to

AS 29

−.409

.433

I do not see the need to play

AS 31

.407

.411

I look forward to times when I get to unbox my feelings to others

AS 10

I usually do not when or why others get upset with me

AS 30

.545

Situations that make me talk about my emotions are highly distressing

AS 9

.468

.499

I rarely have any dreams when I sleep

AS 25

.472

−.492

I find it difficult to interact with children

AS 20

.504

Percentage of Variance

17.557

7.907

6.147

5.625

4.853

4.578

4.246

4.044

3.903

3.616

3.454

3.016

Cumulative Percentage

17.557

25.463

31.610

37.235

42.088

46.666

50.912

54.956

58.859

62.475

65.929

68.945