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Table 3 Pattern matrix for polychoric PCA after Direct Oblimin rotation (N = 275)

From: Assessing subtypes of restricted and repetitive behaviour using the Adult Repetitive Behaviour Questionnaire-2 in autistic adults

Rotated item loadings:

Component 1

Component 2

Insistence on Sameness (IS)

Repetitive sensory and motor behaviours (RSMB)

1. Arrange

.402

.377

2. Fiddle

.038

.783

3. Spin

− .156

.800

4. Rock

−.052

.815

5. Pace

.036

.609

6. Hand/finger

.051

.709

7. Fascination

.537

.247

8. Angles

.368

.361

9. Smell

.298

.254

10. Feel

.258

.490

11. Carry

.441

.389

12. Collect

.670

.128

13. Home

.885

− .140

14. Change

.844

− .115

15. Routine

.722

.025

16. Redoing

.801

− .042

17. TV/music

.496

.341

18. Clothes

.493

.311

19. Food

.523

.052

Percentage of variance explained:

37.6%

11.5%

Cronbach’s alpha (α):

.81

.70

Mean inter-item correlation:

.29

.29

  1. Items in italics met the item threshold (>.4) for that component