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Table 3 Factors extracted from factor analysis using Varimax rotation (The first factor: social well-being)

From: The design and psychometric evaluation of a COVID-19 social stigma questionnaire in nurses

Question No.

Item

Factor load

16

I am valued by the people around me.

0.901

13

The increased knowledge level of people around me made them treat me well.

0.823

15

Media propaganda has led to people’s positive attitudes toward me.

0.800

11

Patients are grateful to us as nurses in the COVID-19 ward.

0.785

17

The good treatment of colleagues motivates me to work.

0.765

12

I can talk to close people about my job because they understand me.

0.689

18

Working in the COVID-19 ward made me known as a brave person in the eyes of those around me.

0.686