Table 2 Exploratory factor analysis of the CPCS (N = 797)
Item no. | Contents | Factor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | ||
Cognitive | ||||
1 | Among the best at studying | .03 | .83 | − .11 |
5 | Poor at studying (R) | .03 | .71 | − .14 |
9 | One of the cleverest | − .02 | .86 | − .04 |
13 | Your grades are bad (R) | − .12 | .74 | − .00 |
17 | Finish your homework quickly | .04 | .46 | .02 |
21 | Understand school lessons well | − .04 | .64 | .02 |
25 | Unable to answer teachers’ questions (R) | − .05 | .42 | .14 |
29 | Attempt challenging problems | .08 | .58 | .05 |
33 | Get good scores in exams | − .04 | .84 | − .03 |
37 | Express your opinions in class | .08 | .44 | .18 |
Social | ||||
2 | Have many friends | .21 | .02 | .51 |
6 | Popular in your class | .17 | .13 | .47 |
10 | Teased by your friends (R) | − .11 | − .16 | .41 |
14 | Nobody worries when you are absent (R) | − .10 | .11 | .59 |
18 | Easy to make friends | .20 | − .01 | .32 |
22 | Friends invite you to play | .09 | − .11 | .52 |
26 | The hub of the class | .07 | .17 | .36 |
30 | Liked by your friends | − .05 | .02 | .65 |
34 | People do not pay much attention to you (R) | − .07 | − .07 | .62 |
38 | People will feel sad if change school | − .01 | .09 | .69 |
Physical | ||||
3 | Good at sports | .93 | − .03 | − .09 |
7 | Confidence in new sports | .77 | .08 | − .04 |
11 | Chosen for the sports meets | .61 | .04 | .02 |
15 | Prefer watching rather than participating in sports (R) | .60 | − .02 | .01 |
19 | Interested in trying new sports | .66 | − .04 | .07 |
23 | Dislike PE (R) | .60 | − .05 | .04 |
27 | Poor at sports | .87 | − .11 | − .08 |
31 | Not lose to friends at sports | .72 | .09 | − .01 |
35 | Amongst the best at sports | .85 | .06 | − .07 |
39 | Prefer not to be seen by others when you do sports (R) | .38 | − .12 | − .19 |