Body-Efficacy Expectation: Assessment of Beliefs concerning Bodily Coping Capabilities with a Five-Item Scale
Table 1
Factor loadings and item parameters of the BEE scale.
Item mean (SDa)
Factor loading
Corrected item-total-correlation
Communality
I am sure my body is well prepared for illness…
... even if I sometimes expect too much of it.
2.91 (0.74)
0.68
0.59
0.47
... even if I am exposed to a lot of pathogens in public.
2.98 (0.78)
0.57
0.49
0.32
... even if I am stressed.
2.58 (0.76)
0.61
0.52
0.37
I am sure my body is strong enough to overcome an illness by itself…
... even if I am so ill that I have to stay in bed.
3.01 (0.71)
0.68
0.57
0.46
... even if I have an illness over a longer period.
2.65 (0.74)
0.62
0.51
0.38
Standard deviation. Excluded item:... even if I do not take many precautions (e.g., wash hands regularly, wear a face mask, prevent contact with people who are contagious, get a flu vaccine, or take dietary supplements).
