Table 3 Items included in Profile Factors, Factor Loadings, Communality’s, and Frequency of Item Endorsement
Factors and Profile Items | Factor Loading | Communality | % Sometimes or Somewhat True | % Very True or Often True |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(1) Rigidity, Insistence | ||||
Avoids taking responsibility for mistakes | 0.681 | 0.600 | 42.4% | 33.3% |
Disagrees for the sake of disagreement | 0.672 | 0.524 | 37.8% | 18.3% |
Insists his/her own opinions are correct even when facts contradict them (e.g., You changed your hair color. No, it’s the same color. No, you changed it.) | 0.671 | 0.632 | 37.5% | 29.4% |
Difficulty taking others point of view (has difficulty seeing that others have views, needs, or emotions that are different from their own) | 0.651 | 0.627 | 44.5% | 31.3% |
Seems to finally understand something only after other people get really mad | 0.609 | 0.430 | 44.1% | 18.0% |
Rigid or concrete thinking, things are either black/white, all/none, right/wrong | 0.600 | 0.623 | 36.8% | 44.4% |
Difficulty controlling volume of their voice | 0.588 | 0.527 | 36.9% | 38.9% |
Wants his/her own way all the time, unwilling to compromise | 0.549 | 0.568 | 51.4% | 24.4% |
Needs others to acknowledge that he/she is right or doing things correctly (overly concerned about being wrong, or overly defensive when told he/she is incorrect) | 0.434 | 0.542 | 36.2% | 39.1% |
(2) Aggressive Behaviors | ||||
Physically aggressive (e.g., swings at others if too close; may throw items, hit, kick, spit) | 0.822 | 0.752 | 39.1% | 8.8% |
Has instances of rage (anger directed toward others that may cause injury or harm property) | 0.792 | 0.702 | 34.3% | 9.1% |
When angry, will destroy items of personal value | 0.760 | 0.673 | 30.2% | 10.0% |
Is verbally aggressive (e.g., argues, yells, screams, loud voice-demands to be heard, gets in your face, may make threatening gestures) | 0.650 | 0.645 | 41.8% | 18.8% |
Seeks to intimidate (gets to close when angry, attempts to appear threatening) | 0.61 | 0.590 | 24.0% | 8.0% |
Has temper tantrums contained to him/herself (e.g., cries, screams, throws self on ground, holds breath, stomps feet) | 0.574 | 0.500 | 47.4% | 21.2% |
Needs to test boundaries or rules, especially with new people or in new settings | 0.455 | 0.542 | 36.2% | 29.2% |
Acts impulsively before considering the consequences | 0.435 | 0.574 | 44.8% | 27.8% |
Shuts down after aggressive or upsetting episode, doesn’t respond to name or redirection | 0.404 | 0.490 | 35.8% | 24.1% |
(3) Repetitive Questioning, Speech | ||||
Repeatedly asks about people, events, or situations | 0.768 | 0.743 | 32.5% | 53.3% |
Is stuck on specific topic(s) in conversations (starts conversations with topic, brings conversation back to topic) | 0.756 | 0.728 | 34.6% | 53.1% |
Asks or says the same or similar things over and over again | 0.714 | 0.689 | 32.6% | 54.3% |
Overly preoccupied with a certain person(s), (e.g., talks/ asks about person, needs reassurance about that person, needs to be in contact with person) | 0.605 | 0.566 | 35.7% | 28.0% |
Speech is intense, pressurized, or fast, interrupts others to say things | 0.507 | 0.570 | 38.8% | 33.6% |
(4) Compulsive Behaviors | ||||
Insists that daily routines (e.g., events, meals, self-care, routes to home, school, work) happen in the same way | 0.670 | 0.614 | 37.1% | 43.6% |
Arranges items until they are just right (e.g., cards, toys, books, collections) | 0.656 | 0.591 | 32.0% | 23.0% |
Difficulty changing from one activity to another, gets stuck | 0.632 | 0.625 | 48.5% | 34.8% |
Checks on things (e.g., items in room, backpack) to make sure they are still there and as they left them | 0.580 | 0.568 | 33.7% | 26.6% |
(5) Depressed, Anxious | ||||
Looks/seems sad or unhappy | 0.710 | 0.648 | 30.0% | 4.7% |
Has a negative outlook on life (expects that things won’t go his/her way, pessimistic) | 0.614 | 0.666 | 21.8% | 8.6% |
Doesn’t actively seek the company of others (unlikely to join in social activities) | 0.581 | 0.470 | 38.4% | 17.3% |
Overly focused on minor bodily issues or health concerns, complains of aches or fatigue | 0.547 | 0.420 | 38.9% | 15.9% |
Easily frustrated (may give up quickly or become upset with tasks that require any effort) | 0.476 | 0.527 | 48.9% | 25.3% |
Seems uptight or wound up or unable to relax | 0.420 | 0.483 | 38.4% | 13.2% |
Becomes physically agitated when nervous (e.g., moves around, paces, rocks, rubs hands together, moves with intensity) | 0.410 | 0.454 | 31.7% | 25.1% |
(6) Hoarding | ||||
Saves or collects items that you would likely throw away or recycle (e.g., junk mail, old school papers, boxes, wrappers, notes, pictures, old pencils, magazines) | 0.830 | 0.771 | 25.9% | 33.2% |
Has difficulty throwing or giving away items that he/she doesn’t use (needs to keep items as they are mine or just in case items are needed) | 0.824 | 0.802 | 29.5% | 35.4% |
Saves or collects items around a specific interest or theme (e.g., baby dolls, puzzles, Harry Potter, trains, animals, Disney characters, TV shows) | 0.710 | 0.611 | 28.2% | 40.4% |
(7) Negative Distorted Thinking | ||||
Misinterprets or over personalizes others’ actions as negative (e.g., a strangers’ frown means they are mad at him/her) | 0.710 | 0.705 | 32.2% | 15.9% |
Feels that others intentionally bother or annoy them | 0.662 | 0.657 | 37.2% | 14.6% |
Easily slighted, feels as if treated unfairly | 0.630 | 0.672 | 35.9% | 16.9% |
(8) Magical Distorted Thinking | ||||
Insists that strangers are people they know (e.g., That girl was in my class last year) | 0.764 | 0.705 | 28.9% | 16.4% |
Misinterprets others’ actions as overly positive (e.g., a strangers’ smile, or casual greeting means they are a friend) | 0.634 | 0.600 | 39.3% | 19.6% |
States that TV or other fictional characters are real (e.g., Harry Potter, Twilight, Disney) | 0.602 | 0.500 | 22.9% | 14.3% |