Table 1 Factor structure of the Future Thinking Questionnaire
From: How young adults imagine their future? The role of temperamental traits
Scale | Items | Factor 1 negative | Factor 2 positive | Factor 3 avoidant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Uncertainty | Item 4 | .779 | – | – |
Item 7 | .749 | – | – | |
Item 13 | .604 | – | – | |
Helplessness | Item 6 | .794 | – | – |
Item 9 | .696 | – | – | |
Item 12 | .746 | – | – | |
Item 15 | .571 | – | – | |
Persistence | Item 18 | – | .675 | – |
Item 20 | – | .747 | – | |
Item 22 | – | .704 | – | |
Item 24 | – | .680 | – | |
Fantasy | Item 17 | – | .733 | – |
Item 19 | – | .772 | – | |
Item 21 | – | .811 | – | |
Avoidance | Item 11 | – | – | .731 |
Item 14 | – | – | .692 | |
Item 16 | – | – | .631 | |
Item 24 | – | – | .680 | |
Eigenvalues | 5,67 | 2,19 | 1,83 | |
Variance explained | 33,36% | 12,93% | 10,08% | |
Cumulative | 33,36% | 46,29% | 57,10% | |