A simple orthogonal multiple factor approximation procedure

This paper describes a simple orthogonal multiple factor approximation procedure that involves no inversion of the sign of negative residuals, the estimation of only as many communalities as there are factors, and none or only a few minor rotations of the axes in an attempt to obtain a meaningful solution. It also suggests a technique for the estimation of those communalities that must be estimated. The factor loadings obtained by means of this procedure, which we shall designate as the pre-selection procedure, are affected by the order in which the factors are obtained, showing a reduction in variance accounted for by each successive factor, as is characteristic of the centroid, bi-factor, and principal factor solutions. The entire procedure takes considerably less time than that involved in the orthodox centroid method alone.     

DO COPING STYLES MODERATE OR MEDIATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERNALIZED HETEROSEXISM AND SEXUAL MINORITY WOMEN'S PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS?

The purpose of this study was to test tenets of both minority stress and lesbian feminist/sexual identity development theories by examining the potential moderating and mediating roles of individual coping styles (i.e., problem-solving and avoidant coping) in the relationship between internalized heterosexism and lesbian and bisexual (sexual minority) women's psychological distress. Participants included 323 sexual minority women who completed an Internet survey. Results revealed that avoidant coping partially mediated the relationship between internalized heterosexism and psychological distress. No support was found for the mediating role of problem-solving coping or for the moderating roles of problem-solving and avoidant coping in the link between internalized heterosexism and psychological distress. Feminist strategies that may be useful for clinicians working with clients to reduce internalized heterosexism are provided.