Table 2 Descriptive statistics, component loadings and internal consistency of the EAC (n = 220)
Frequency % | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scale/item | Missing (%) | Mean (SD) | Not at all | A little | Moderately | A lot | Component loadinga | Cronbach's α/item-total correlation |
Emotional processingb | 2.84 (0.63) | - | - | - | - | - | 0.90 | |
Take time to figure out | 1 (0.5) | 2.79 (0.77) | 8 (3.6) | 73 (33.2) | 100 (45.5) | 38 (17.3) | 0.71 | 0.88 |
Delve into feelings | 0 | 2.62 (0.83) | 14 (6.4) | 92 (41.8) | 79 (35.9) | 35 (15.9) | 0.81 | 0.88 |
Validity/importance | 3 (1.4) | 3.28 (0.69) | 6 (2.7) | 17 (7.7) | 105 (47.7) | 89 (40.5) | 0.58 | 0.90 |
Acknowledge emotions | 5 (2.4) | 3.32 (0.66) | 0 | 25 (11.4) | 96 (43.6) | 94 (42.7) | 0.46 | 0.90 |
Work on understanding | 0 | 2.88 (0.84) | 11 (5.0) | 64 (29.1) | 87 (39.5) | 58 (26.4) | 0.84 | 0.88 |
Explore emotions | 2 (0.9) | 2.51 (0.89) | 30 (13.6) | 85 (38.6) | 72 (32.7) | 31 (14.1) | 0.80 | 0.88 |
Find way to understand | 1 (0.5) | 2.69 (0.84) | 15 (6.8) | 82 (37.3) | 84 (38.2) | 38 (17.3) | 0.80 | 0.88 |
Look closely at reasons | 0 | 2.72 (0.91) | 20 (9.1) | 72 (32.7) | 79 (35.9) | 49 (22.3) | 0.85 | 0.88 |
Emotional expressionb | 2.71 (0.63) | - | - | - | - | - | 0.92 | |
Take time to express | 0 | 2.62 (0.76) | 10 (4.5) | 89 (40.5) | 94 (42.7) | 27 (12.3) | 0.62 | 0.91 |
Let feelings come out | 0 | 2.57 (0.84) | 21 (9.5) | 84 (38.2) | 87 (39.5) | 28 (12.7) | 0.79 | 0.91 |
Allow myself to express | 0 | 2.75 (0.81) | 14 (6.4) | 62 (28.2) | 110 (50.0) | 34 (15.5) | 0.85 | 0.90 |
Feel free to express | 0 | 2.92 (0.84) | 15 (6.8) | 45 (20.5) | 109 (49.5) | 51 (23.2) | 0.75 | 0.91 |
Express feelings I have | 1 (0.5) | 2.77 (0.74) | 8 (3.6) | 66 (30.0) | 113 (51.4) | 32 (14.5) | 0.86 | 0.90 |
Find way to express | 2 (0.9) | 2.80 (0.72) | 8 (3.6) | 58 (26.4) | 122 (55.5) | 30 (13.6) | 0.62 | 0.92 |
Let feelings out | 0 | 2.65 (0.82) | 16 (7.3) | 85 (38.6) | 88 (40.0) | 31 (14.1) | 0.87 | 0.90 |
Get feelings out | 1 (0.5) | 2.67 (0.77) | 13 (5.9) | 80 (36.4) | 100 (45.5) | 26 (11.8) | 0.82 | 0.90 |