No. | Factor/items | Factor loading | |||
Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 | |||
Factor 1: Knowledge of LGBT Cronbach’s α = 0.83 | |||||
2 | I have an understanding of homosexuals and bisexuals. | 0.96 | 0.00 | −0.02 | |
1 | I have an understanding of gender identity disorder. | 0.94 | 0.01 | −0.02 | |
3 | I want to find out more about LGBT myself. | 0.35 | 0.15 | 0.06 | |
Factor 2: Understanding of LGBT Cronbach’s α = 0.79 | |||||
4 | I feel that “homosexuals and bisexuals have difficulty living”. | −0.02 | 0.95 | −0.02 | |
6 | I feel that “there is social criticism and pressure on LGBT”. | 0.03 | 0.91 | −0.03 | |
5 | I feel that “people with gender identity disorder have difficulty living”. | 0.00 | 0.53 | 0.06 | |
Factor 3: Tolerance for LGBT Cronbach’s α = 0.82 | |||||
7 | I accept family and friends even if they are homosexual or bisexual. | −0.08 | −0.03 | 0.94 | |
9 | Being homosexual or bisexual is a matter of personal choice. | −0.05 | 0.00 | 0.92 | |
10 | I refrain from discriminatory language against LGBT parties. | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.46 | |
8 | I accept family and friends even if they are transgender. | 0.22 | 0.12 | 0.40 | |
Rotation sums of squared loadings | 3.12 | 2.37 | 2.96 | ||
Factor correlation matrix | Factor 1 | 1 | |||
Factor 2 | 0.27 | 1 | |||
Factor 3 | 0.59 | 0.23 | 1 |