Table 5 Exploratory factor analyses of the P-CPQ: factor loadings from the structure matrix
Item wording | Components | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Factor1 | Factor2 | Factor3 | Factor4 | Factor5 | Factor6 | Factor7 | |
Relationship | Eating difficulties | Oral/dental pain | Oral Symptom and discomfort | FL | Social Discomfort | Oral hygiene | |
SOS (6 items) | |||||||
1. Pain in teeth | .703 | ||||||
2. Bleeding gums | .719 | ||||||
3. Sores in mouth | .694 | ||||||
4. Bad breath | .544 | ||||||
5. Food stuck to roof of mouth | .796 | ||||||
6. Food caught | .483 | ||||||
FL (8 items) | |||||||
7. Difficulty biting, chewing firm foods | .630 | ||||||
8. Breathing through mouth | .768 | ||||||
9. Trouble sleeping | .460 | ||||||
10. Unclear speech / | .605 | ||||||
11. Slow eating | .587 | ||||||
12. Difficulty drinking/eating hot/cold foods | .496 | ||||||
13. Difficulty eating foods would like to eat | .856 | ||||||
14. Breathing through mouth | .768 | ||||||
13. Restricted diet | .790 | ||||||
EWB (7 items) | |||||||
15. Upset | .480 | ||||||
16. Irritable/frustrated | .637 | ||||||
17. Anxious/fearful | .567 | ||||||
18. Worried that is different from other people | .742 | ||||||
19. Worried he/she is less attractive than other | .795 | ||||||
20. Shy/embarrassed | .741 | ||||||
21. Worried having fewer friends | ,642 | ||||||
SWB (10 items) | |||||||
22. Missed school | .502 | ||||||
23. Hard time paying attention in school | .443 | ||||||
24. Not wanted to speak/read aloud in class | .524 | ||||||
25. Not wanted to talk to other children | .663 | ||||||
26.Avoided smiling when around other children | .501 | ||||||
27. Teased/called name by other children | .667 | ||||||
28. Left out by other children | .680 | ||||||
29. Not wanted/unable to be with other children | .753 | ||||||
30. Not wanted/unable to take part in activities (sport, … clubs) | .712 | ||||||
31. Asked by other children about condition | .518 | ||||||
% of variance (Total variance explained = 65.23) | 36.33 | 7.79 | 5.18 | 4.64 | 4.34 | 3.55 | 3.40 |