Table 1 Principal component analysis with seven emergent factors
7 factors | Rotated Component Matrix(a) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Component | ||||||
| Â | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Engagement | Contextual SES | Social support | Living situation | Self-esteem | Sense of control | Relations w/ others | |
Frequency of group engagement | .927* | -.037 | -.022 | -.032 | .021 | .006 | .063 |
No group engagement | .917* | -.029 | -.018 | -.003 | -.006 | .013 | .050 |
Attending religious services | .471* | .065 | .141 | .056 | -.035 | -.018 | .138 |
Physical leisure activities | .311* | -.223 | .043 | .151 | .246 | .032 | -.056 |
EA income | .004 | .783* | -.010 | -.106 | .014 | -.021 | -.195 |
EA education | .000 | .735* | -.022 | .002 | -.076 | -.010 | .264 |
EA inequality | .034 | -.704* | .054 | .001 | -.046 | -.029 | -6.15E-005 |
EA unemployment | .015 | .582* | .049 | .007 | .010 | -.059 | -.147 |
Support: advice | .055 | -.012 | .736* | .039 | -.065 | .109 | .011 |
Support: help in a crisis | .019 | -.019 | .713* | -.061 | .008 | .025 | -.014 |
Support: someone to confide in | .061 | -.027 | .680* | -.107 | .001 | .136 | .006 |
Support: someone to make you feel loved | .033 | -.006 | .583* | .196 | .119 | .020 | .002 |
Frequency of contact with relatives | -.017 | .030 | .372* | .151 | .039 | -.121 | .216 |
Lives alone | .018 | -.035 | .076 | .940* | -.008 | .046 | -.036 |
Marital status | .054 | -.051 | .057 | .937* | .013 | .053 | -.016 |
Worth equal to others | -.012 | -.018 | .022 | .025 | .846* | -.016 | .032 |
Positive attitude towards self | .014 | .027 | .046 | -.032 | .841* | .086 | .082 |
Too much expected of you by others | -.122 | .007 | .016 | -.030 | -.059 | .566* | .026 |
Want to move but cannot | .050 | -.001 | .036 | -.008 | .074 | .560* | .150 |
Not enough money to buy the things you need | .067 | -.083 | .039 | .004 | .006 | .524* | -.101 |
Little control over things that happen | .078 | -.025 | .046 | -.015 | .263 | .488* | -.207 |
How often have people let you down | -.011 | .045 | .115 | .127 | -.003 | .462* | .176 |
Noisy/polluted neighbourhood | -.004 | -.064 | -.106 | .044 | -.087 | .392* | .360 |
Frequency of contact with neighbours | .092 | .029 | .147 | -.053 | .120 | .067 | .555* |
EA caregiving for seniors | .001 | .149 | .025 | -.065 | .128 | .006 | -.500* |
Frequency of contact with friends | .274 | -.012 | .241 | -.195 | .091 | .049 | .405* |
Education | .262 | -.344 | .017 | -.069 | .166 | .148 | -.386 |
Ability to speak English or French | .070 | .003 | -.012 | -.026 | .084 | .047 | .178 |