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Table 6 Factor loadings of the K6 resulted from EFA and CFA

From: A Mokken scale analysis of the Kessler-6 screening measure among Chinese older population: findings from a national survey

Item

EFA

CFA

 

One-factor model

Two-factor model

One-factor model

Two-factor model

 

Factor

Factor 1

Factor 2

Factor

Factor 1

Factor 2

1.Depressed

0.811

0.585

 

0.811

0.838

 

2.Nervous

0.828

0.907

 

0.828

0.839

 

3.Restless or fidgety

0.859

0.644

 

0.859

0.891

 

4. Hopeless

0.855

 

0.880

0.855

 

0.884

5. Everything was an effort

0.802

 

0.671

0.802

 

0.839

6. Worthless

0.857

 

0.931

0.857

 

0.882