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Table 3 Factor loadings for parallel principal component analysis with varimax rotation of help-seeking questionnaire

From: Immigration, acculturation, and preferred help-seeking sources for depression: comparison of five ethnic groups

 

Traditional

Informal

Semiformal

Formal

Leader in my ethnic community or from the same country as me

.84

.09

.20

−.04

Elders in my community

.80

.15

.12

−.01

Traditional healer

.76

−.00

.14

.08

Other people in my ethnic community or from the same country as me

.75

.13

.18

−.08

Religious leader (e.g., priest, rabbi, chaplain, mullah)

.72

.15

.04

−.02

Alternative medicine (e.g., acupuncturist, homeopath)

.60

−.04

.08

.26

Parents

.18

.75

−.04

.01

Friends

.04

.74

.14

.05

Intimate Partner (e.g., girlfriend, boyfriend, husband, wife)

−.13

.72

−.01

.15

Other relative/Family member

32

.61

.09

.05

Telephone helplines

.24

−.03

.75

.20

Internet forums

.03

−.03

.79

.09

Work colleague

.28

.36

.56

−.02

Psychiatrist/psychologist

−.01

.04

.10

.85

Medical doctor/GP

.11

.19

.13

.78

  1. Items loaded under the same factor in boldface