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Table 4 Factor structures of the Emotional Reactions Towards Cadaver Scale

From: Impacts of a gross anatomy laboratory course on medical students’ emotional reactions in Taiwan: the role of high-level emotions

 

Factor

Negative emotions

High-level emotions

Excited emotions

Fear

0.79

-0.11

-0.08

Being terrified

0.76

-0.14

0.09

Being spooked

0.74

-0.23

-0.01

Shock

0.68

0.03

0.07

Pain

0.67

-0.18

-0.02

Feeling low

0.63

-0.21

-0.14

Being unlucky

0.59

-0.37

-0.04

Avoidance as a taboo

0.59

-0.19

0.04

Feeling like escaping

0.59

-0.24

-0.34

Grief

0.50

0.20

0.18

Nervousness

0.46

0.27

0.26

Too sympathetic to bear

0.39

0.26

0.24

Doubt (to future processes on a cadaver)

0.35

0.15

0.32

Disappointment (an inability to achieve others’ expectations)

0.35

0.06

0.07

Respect

-0.12

0.89

0.43

Cherishing

-0.08

0.88

0.50

Gratitude

-0.18

0.85

0.57

Admiration

-0.10

0.82

0.48

Humility

-0.04

0.77

0.34

Peace

-0.40

0.48

0.36

Full expectation

-0.03

0.51

0.80

Happiness

-0.01

0.51

0.77

Curiosity

0.06

0.36

0.72

Familiarity (with the ‘silent mentor’)

-0.02

0.56

0.67

Excitement

0.10

0.19

0.62

Eigenvalue

5.85

5.04

4.48

% of variance explained

23.40

20.14

5.93

Cronbach’s α-coefficient

0.88

0.90

0.84