Table 3: Factor analysis of the stress-related questions.

Questions

F1

F2

F3

F4

Factor 1: Anxiety about infection (Cronbach a = 0.81)

Q23. Fidgeting about new information of pandemic

0.810

0.005

0.174

-0.057

Q21. Nervous about the pandemic

0.760

0.043

0.127

-0.133

Q24. Panic about pandemic

0.729

-0.076

-0.011

0.152

Q22. Anxiety about pandemic in the last week

0.678

-0.059

-0.027

0.034

Q26. Fretful degree about pandemic

0.669

-0.252

0.011

0.043

Q19. Emotion in the last week after the COVID-19 outbreak

0.553

0.156

0.345

-0.026

Q17. Anxiety about being infected

0.330

0.094

0.501

-0.261

Q20. Anxiety about having similar infected symptoms

-0.089

-0.023

0.846

0.156

Factor 2: Depression about infection (Cronbach a = 0.81)

 

 

 

 

Q25. Lack of interesting in doing anything but the epidemic

0.818

-0.108

0.119

-0.005

Q29. Hesitation to work

0.673

-0.021

0.018

-0.022

Q27. Complain about pandemic

0.662

0.091

0.115

0.022

Q28. Worry about the prevent-control measures of the pandemic

0.331

-0.333

0.004

0.236

Q34. Confidence in overcoming the pandemic

-0.175

0.749

-0.013

0.025

Q42. Lacking of COVID-19's prevention knowledge

-0.024

0.687

0.069

0.029

Factor 3: Exhaustion (Cronbach a = 0.72)

Q30. Overwashing and disinfecting hand but feeling of having no clean at home

0.458

0.079

0.381

-0.024

Q35. Elevated mood for the currental pandemical prevent-control

0.039

0.052

0.026

0.918

Factor 4: Feeling of hypothetical scenario (Cronbach a = 0.68)

 

 

 

 

Q33. Overworry about being infected or out-of-controled

0.669

-0.144

0.097

0.102

Q32. Fear of meeting someone unweared masks

0.648

0.225

0.038

-0.007

Q36. Anger and willingness of persuade to someone uncared about the pandemic

0.392

0.610

0.047

0.008

Cronbach a was computed without excluded items; Bold, factor loading ≥ 0.40.