Research Article

The 22-Item Benefit Finding Scale: Validation and Application among Patients with Cervical Cancer in Ethnic Minority Areas of Southwestern China

Table 5

Five factors extracted from the factor analysis using the matrix rotation.

Items in each factorFactor 1Factor 2Factor 3Factor 4Factor 5

Personal growth
B110.753
B120.721
B100.714
B150.704
B130.698
B140.627
B160.597

Healthy behavior
B210.806
B220.796
B200.764

Family and social relations
B40.749
B50.729
B70.719
B180.591
B170.546
B190.541
B60.523

Acceptance
B20.757
B10.699
B30.642

World outlook
B90.843
B80.748

Eigenvalue10.123.442.201.171.16
% Variance explained46.01%15.63%10.01%5.32%5.29%
Cumulative% variance explained46.01%61.64%71.65%76.97%82.26%