Table 2 Pattern matrix of the SRQ-CZ (n = 855)

IC7: I have trouble following through with things once I’ve made up my mind to do something.

.790

−.036

.067

.611

.831

IC3: I get easily distracted from my plans.

.708

.244

−.139

.497

.841

IC9: I can come up with lots of ways to change, but it's hard for me to decide which one to use.

.698

.159

−.017

.440

.842

IC27: I give up quickly.

.685

−.121

.046

.517

.838

SD4: I don’t notice the effects of my actions until it’s too late.

.658

.002

−.047

.456

.841

IC8: I don’t seem to learn from my mistakes.

.634

−.022

−.010

.417

.844

IC6: When it comes to deciding about a change, I feel overwhelmed by the choices.

.610

−.003

.110

.338

.848

SD5: It’s hard for me to see anything helpful about changing my ways.

.603

−.078

.115

.359

.847

SD15: I have a hard time setting goals for myself.

.588

−.101

−.051

.427

.844

SD2: I have trouble making up my mind about things.

.571

.147

.015

.284

.854

IC21: Often I don’t notice what I’m doing until someone calls it to my attention.

.571

.070

.058

.286

.838

DM23: I’m good at finding different ways to get what I want.

.017

.742

−.088

.490

.706

DM14: As soon as I see a problem or challenge, I start looking for possible solutions.

−.138

.684

−.049

.521

.704

DM20: I can usually find several different possibilities when I want to change.

.007

.669

.004

.447

.712

DM18: There is usually more than one way to accomplish something.

.096

.650

.017

.396

.724

DM16: When I’m trying to change something, I pay a lot of attention to how I’m doing.

.193

.649

−.041

.353

.737

DM17: As soon as I see things aren’t going right I want to do something about it.

−.147

.583

.038

.448

.716

DM22: Usually I see the need to change before others do.

.188

.489

.036

.221

.759

GO19: I have rules that I stick by no matter what.

.080

−.148

.903

.680

.631

GO13: I am set in my ways.

.048

−.033

.841

.658

.612

GO12: I have personal standards, and try to live up to them.

.085

.092

.756

.599

.652

GO10: I can stick to a plan that’s working well.

−.186

.109

.390

.303

.782

Factor label

SC

DM

GO

No. of items

11

7

4

M

2.70

3.60

3.72

SD

.78

.63

.77

Explained variance in %

24.56

10.68

5.76

McDonald’s ω

.858

.858

.758

Cronbach’s α

.856

.856

.737

Gutmann’s λ6

.853

.853

.696