Table 3 Factor loadings, communalities, and Cronbach’s α for questionnaire on stigmatizing attitudes towards children with EBD

09. I would rather that relatives who have children with EBD do not attend family gatherings.

.837

.710

08. It would be difficult for me to accept having a relative whose child has EBD.

.823

.708

10. I would think less positively of a child with EBD.

.692

.628

11. I would rather not work with a teenager with EBD.

.589

.636

19. I think that children with EBD are not as good as other children at taking care of themselves.

.779

.617

18. I think that children with EBD do not behave as well as other children.

.758

.689

12. If I were a boss, I would rather not hire a teenager with EBD.

.600

.585

17. It is a bad idea to give a part-time job to a teenager with EBD.

.587

.652

15. I think that children with EBD are not as trustworthy as other children.

.554

.592

14. I think that children with EBD are dangerous.

.530

.543

20. I would be afraid of someone if I knew that they had EBD.

.473

.484

01. Children with EBD would hurt themselves or other children.

.775

.679

03. Children with EBD are troublemakers.

.713

.699

02. When children have problems with their emotions and behavior, it is because their parents did not raise them properly.

.604

.546

Rotation sums of squared loadings’ total

3.511

3.299

1.959

Cronbach’s α

.840

.854

.613