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Table 2 Factor loadings for individual items obtained with PFA and ML

From: Screening of postpartum depression among new mothers in Istanbul: a psychometric evaluation of the Turkish Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

Statements

PAF

ML

PCA

Communalities

1. I have been able to laugh and see the funny side of things

0.483

0.477

0.55

0.234

2. I have looked forward with enjoyment to things

0.400

0.395

0.47

0.160

3. I have blamed myself unnecessarily when things went wrong

0.493

0.493

0.56

0.243

4. I have been anxious or worried for no good reason

0.592

0.591

0.65

0.350

5. I have felt scared or panicky for no very good reason

0.512

0.506

0.58

0.262

6. Things have been getting on top of me

0.567

0.562

0.63

0.322

7. I have been so unhappy that I have had difficulty sleeping

0.535

0.536

0.60

0.286

8. I have felt sad or miserable

0.714

0.721

0.74

0.510

9. I have been so unhappy that I have been crying

0.674

0.681

0.72

0.454

10. The thought of harming myself has occurred to me

0.434

0.435

0.50

0.188