Statistical Analysis (SPSS): Descriptives of Test Variables (Math Problem Sample)

Statistical Analysis (SPSS)
1. Descriptives of Test Variables
“I found it hard to wind down” had a mean of 1.55 and a standard deviation of 0.94. “I was aware of dryness of my mouth” had a mean of 1.09 and a standard deviation of 0.972. “I couldn’t seem to experience any positive feeling at all” had a mean of 1.05 and a standard deviation of 0.905. “I experienced breathing difficulty (e.g., excessively rapid breathing, breathlessness in the absence of physical exertion)” had a mean of 0.72 and a standard deviation of 0.852. “I found it difficult to work up the initiative to do things” had a mean of 1.59 and a standard deviation of 0.97. “I tended to over-react to situations” had a mean of 1.44 and a standard deviation of 0.994. “I experienced trembling (e.g, in the hands)” had a mean of 0.62 and a standard deviation of 0.908. “I felt that I was using a lot of nervous energy” had a mean of 1.13 and a standard deviation of 1.017. “I was worried about situations in which I might panic and make a fool of myself” had a mean of 1.35 and a standard deviation of 1.077. “I felt that I had nothing to look forward” had a mean of 1.15 and a standard deviation of 1.042. “I found myself getting agitated” had a mean of 1.4 and a standard deviation of 0.932. “I found it difficult to relax” had a mean of 1.53 and a standard deviation of 0.975. “I felt downhearted and blue” had a mean of 1.4 and a standard deviation of 0.981. “I was intolerant of anything that kept me from getting on with what I was doing” had a mean of 0.98 and a standard deviation of 0.957. “I felt I was close to panic” had a mean of 1.01 and a standard deviation of 1.006. “I was unable to become enthusiastic about anything” had a mean of 1.13 and a standard deviation of 1.021. “I felt I wasn’t worth much as a person” had a mean of 1.27 and a standard deviation of 1.112. “I felt that I was rather touchy” had a mean of 1.16 and a standard deviation of 0.997. “I was aware of the action of my heart in the absence of physical exertion (e.g, sense of heart rate increase, heart missing a beat)” had a mean of 0.9 and a standard deviation of 0.988. “I felt scared without any good reason” had a mean 0.9 and a standard deviation of 1.009. “I felt that life was meaningless” had a mean 1.03 and a standard deviation of 1.094.
2. Factor Analysis
Table 1: Pattern Matrix
Variable

1

2

3

I felt that life was meaningless

0.919



I felt that I had nothing to look forward to

0.894



I was unable to become enthusiastic about anything

0.824



I felt I wasn’t worth much as a person

0.781



I couldn’t seem to experience any positive feeling at all

0.740



I felt downhearted and blue

0.713



I found it difficult to work up the initiative to do things

0.322



I was aware of the action of my heart in the absence of physical exertion (e.g., sense of heart rate increase, heart missing a beat)


0.834


I felt scared without any good reason


0.660


I was worried about situations in which I might panic and make a fool of myself


0.637


I experienced breathing difficulty (e.g., excessively rapid breathing, breathlessness in the absence of physical exertion)


0.623


I felt I was close to panic


0.591


I felt that I was using a lot of nervous energy


0.576


I experienced trembling (e.g, in the hands)


0.533


I was aware of dryness of my mouth


0.435


I tended to over-react to situations


0.391


I felt that I was rather touchy


0.375


I found it difficult to relax



0.967

I found it hard to wind down



0.732

I was intolerant of anything that kept me from getting on with what I was doing


0.313

0.420

I found myself getting agitated



0.351