Table 2 Standardized factor loadings of the 21 items of the posttraumatic growth inventory obtained after the oblique confirmatory factor analysis based on the initial five-factor structure
From: Posttraumatic growth inventory: challenges with its validation among French cancer patients
Standardized factor loadings for each factor | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PTGI items | RO | NP | PS | SC | AL |
Relating to others (RO) | |||||
6. I more clearly see that I can count on people in times of trouble Je vois mieux que je peux compter sur les autres en cas de problème | 0.56 | – | – | – | – |
8. I have a greater sense of closeness with others Je me sens plus proche des autres | 0.81 | – | – | – | – |
9. I have a greater willingness to express my emotions Je suis plus enclin(e) à exprimer mes émotions | 0.76 | – | – | – | – |
15. I have greater compassion for others J’ai plus de compassion pour les autres | 0.62 | – | – | – | – |
16. I put more effort into my relationships J’investis plus mes relations aux autres | 0.81 | – | – | – | – |
20. I learned a great deal about how wonderful people are Je vois plus le bon côté des gens | 0.77 | – | – | – | – |
21. I better accept needing others J’accepte mieux le fait d’avoir besoin des autres | 0.71 | – | – | – | – |
New possibilities (NP) | |||||
3. I developed new interests Je me suis intéressé(e) à de nouvelles choses | – | 0.77 | – | – | – |
7. I established a new path for my life J’ai donné une nouvelle direction à ma vie | – | 0.77 | – | – | – |
11. I’m able to do better things with my life Je fais de ma vie quelque chose de meilleur | – | 0.83 | – | – | – |
14. New opportunities are available which wouldn’t have been otherwise De nouvelles opportunités sont apparues | – | 0.67 | – | – | – |
17. I’m more likely to try to change things which need changing J’essaie davantage de changer les choses qui ont besoin d’être changées | – | 0.72 | – | – | – |
Personal strength (PS) | |||||
4. I have a greater feeling of self-reliance J’ai acquis plus confiance en moi | – | – | 0.75 | – | – |
10. I know better that I can handle difficulties Je suis davantage capable de gérer des situations difficiles | – | – | 0.77 | – | – |
12. I am better able to accept the way things work out J’accepte mieux la façon dont les choses se passent | – | – | 0.78 | – | – |
19. I discovered that I’m stronger than I thought I was J’ai découvert que je suis plus fort(e) que ce que je pensais | – | – | 0.68 | – | – |
Spiritual change (SC) | |||||
5. I have a better understanding of spiritual matters J’ai développé une certaine spiritualité | – | – | – | 0.94 | – |
18. I have a stronger religious faith J’ai une foi religieuse plus grande | – | – | – | 0.83 | – |
Appreciation of life (AL) | |||||
1. I changed my priorities about what is important in life J’ai changé de priorités dans la vie | – | – | – | – | 0.59 |
2. I have a greater appreciation for the value of my own life J’apprécie plus ma vie à sa vraie valeur | – | – | – | – | 0.79 |
13. I can better appreciate each day J’apprécie plus amplement chaque jour de ma vie | – | – | – | – | 0.83 |