Questionnaire Items | Sample 1 (n = 966) Factor Loading | Sample 2 (n = 695) Factor Loading | Sample 3 (n = 624) Factor Loading | Sample 4 (n = 673) Factor Loading | ||||
F1 | F2 | F1 | F2 | F1 | F2 | F1 | F2 | |
13. Judge self by what one thinks as important, not by others | 0.71 | 0.03 | 0.74 | 0.10 | 0.60 | −0.06 | 0.52 | 0.08 |
9. Life as a process of learning, changing and growth. | 0.69 | 0.10 | 0.69 | 0.12 | 0.52 | 0.09 | 0.53 | −0.05 |
12. Like one’s personality. | 0.66 | 0.16 | 0.64 | 0.21 | 0.63 | 0.12 | 0.60 | −0.14 |
14. Good at managing responsibilities and daily life. | 0.65 | 0.19 | 0.66 | 0.25 | 0.63 |
| 0.64 | −0.02 |
2. Feel in charge of life situations. | 0.64 | 0.09 | 0.69 | 0.16 | 0.65 | 0.11 | 0.57 | −0.10 |
11. Never wander aimlessly through life. | 0.63 | 0.17 | 0.59 | 0.26 | 0.60 | 0.13 | 0.59 | −0.07 |
3. Important to have new experiences to challenge self. | 0.59 | 0.02 | 0.69 | 0.09 | 0.62 | −0.06 | 0.43 | 0.07 |
6. Pleased with how things turned out in life. | 0.52 | 0.19 | 0.61 | 0.17 | 0.44 |
| 0.51 | −0.26 |
10. Perceived by others as a giving person. | 0.49 | 0.14 | 0.50 | 0.15 | 0.44 |
| 0.28 | −0.12 |
7. Confidence in one’s opinions. | 0.40 | −0.21 | 0.50 | −0.29 | 0.30 | −0.29 | 0.65 | 0.09 |
17. Have done all things in life. | 0.16 | −0.15 | 0.24 | −0.03 | 0.10 | −0.19 | −0.08 | 0.36 |
4. Difficulty in Maintaining close relationships | 0.13 | 0.63 | 0.13 | 0.67 | 0.08 | 0.54 | −0.06 | 0.65 |
18. Disappointed about one’s life achievements. | 0.09 | 0.56 | 0.18 | 0.61 | 0.23 | 0.47 | 0.31 | 0.48 |
16. Not many experiences with warm and trusting relationships. | 0.18 | 0.53 | 0.26 | 0.57 | 0.17 | 0.54 | 0.11 | 0.82 |
8. Daily life demand often make one down. | 0.03 | 0.53 | 0.05 | 0.68 | 0.15 | 0.52 | 0.16 | 0.47 |
15. Give up making life improvements or changes. | 0.19 | 0.52 | 0.15 | 0.63 | 0.24 | 0.47 | 0.12 | 0.41 |
5. Live one day at a time and without thinking about the future. | 0.23 | 0.43 | 0.19 | 0.52 | 0.27 | 0.43 | 0.23 | −0.19 |
1. Influenced by people with strong opinions. | −0.09 | 0.197 | −0.15 | 0.28 | −0.03 | 0.16 | 0.19 | −0.06 |
Cronbach’s alpha | 0.85 | 0.70 | 0.82 | 0.74 | 0.81 | 0.68 | 0.83 | 0.56 |