Exploratory Factor Analysis

This table reports an exploratory factor analysis using output from a standard statistical
package such as SPSS. In addition to the factor loadings, eigenvalues, and % of variance
explained are presented in this table. When a rotated solution is used, the particular
method used should be reported. When an oblique solution is reported, the author should
report the correlation between the factors in the text.

Table 1
Summary of Exploratory Factor Analysis Results for Family Relationship Measure Using
Maximum Likelihood Estimation (N = 335)
Factor Loadings
Item Family
Cohesion
Sibling
Cohesion
Our family works well together .75 .28
Family members support each other .83 .17
I can tell other family members anything .45 .20
I like being a part of this family .66 .15
I get along with my siblings .22 .72
I spend a lot of time with my siblings .08 .65
I trust my siblings .23 .50
I enjoy my siblings .25 .42
Eigenvalues 2.06 1.53
% of variance 25.75 19.12
Note: Factor loadings over .40 appear in bold.