Below are statements coming from different psychological scalesconstructed by different authors; what the scales are measuring northe number of scales that are represented by these items areidentified. Since the psychological variables measured by the itemsare fairly easily identifiable, create a table in which you willgroup those items that represent a common concept. Then, invent aconstruct or variable name for these items. This is an exercisethat tests your intuitive abilities to spot the supposedly hiddenconstructs represented by these items. Consider this assignment asan “armchair” factor analysis.

Items:

I feel irritable, easily agitated, and am impatient a few daysbefore my period.

I feel anxious watching a teacher work on an algebraic equationon the whiteboard.

This is the dreariest time of my life.

I am just as happy as when I was younger.

My life could be happier than it is now.

I have cramps that begin on the first day of my period.

I don’t feel good being required to enroll in statistics.

I expect some interesting and pleasant things to happen to me inthe future.

My breasts feel tender and sore a few days before my period.

I feel old and somewhat tired.

As I look back on my life, I am fairly well satisfied.

I hate buying a math textbook.

I feel depressed for several days before my period.

I have backaches which begin the same day as my period.

I don’t like reading and interpreting graphs or charts.

I take prescription drug for the pain during my period.

I’ve gotten pretty much what I expected out of life.

Compared to other people, I get more the share of bad luck.

I don’t like being told how to interpret probabilitystatements.

For several days before my period I feel exhausted, lethargic ortired.

Most of the things I do are boring or monotonous.

I’m feel my chest pound when I walk into a math class.

I have abdominal pain or discomfort which begins one day beforemy period.

I would not change my life even if I could.

I’m anxious when I am waiting to get a math test returned evenwhen I expect to have done well.

The pain I have with my period is not intense but a continuousdull aching.

I feel weak and dizzy during my period.

I feel restless listening to somebody explaining a math formula.

As I grow older, things seem better than I thought they wouldbe.

I have gotten more of the breaks in life than most of the peopleI know.