Table 1 Factor loadings of the 8-item two-factor structure of a Sinhalese version of IES ^a

1. I thought about it when I didn't mean to

0.73^b

0.08

2. I tried to remove it from my memory

0.07

0.74^b

3. I had waves of strong feelings about it

0.87^b

0.13

4. I stayed away from reminders of it

0.37

0.74^b

5. I tried not to talk about it

0.28^b

0.62

6. Pictures about it popped in to my mind

0.64^b

0.53

7. Other things kept making me think about it

0.82^b

0.12

8. I tried not to think about it

0.35

0.52^b

Total variance explained (%)

43.2

17.6